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Re:EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store an... by surfpel on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @03:20PM (#23542978)
If not using the App Store is an option, then a developer could just not use it and you could be forced to get an app from an insecure place. That defeats the purpose of the App Store.
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Re:EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store an... by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @05:44PM (#23544605)
Developers will want to use the app store because they'll want to reach a broad userbase, just like on Android with the play store. (The Play Store has lots of scummy apps, but that's down to Google doing an awful curation job.)
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Re:EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store an... by tengbretson on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @05:03PM (#23544076)
> That defeats the purpose of the App Store.

It puts pressure on the App Store to not be so restrictive and greedy with royalties.

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Re:EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store an... by Denvercoder9 on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @05:12PM (#23544195)
You still have the option of not using that app.
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Re:EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store an... by fomine3 on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @10:23PM (#23559165)
On Android, It can install apps from anywhere if user set a config. But most apps are still on Google Play Store so rarely need to install app from external sites/apps. I expect similar thing happens if Apple allows it.
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