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Re:Dear Apple: Here’s How to Stop the Antitrust Investigations by dave_aiello on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @08:51AM (#23550750)
I think sideloading of apps on iOS would end up being a disaster for third-party developers and the platform. Some of the most pervasive hacks on the Android platform begin with a sideloaded app.
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Re:Dear Apple: Here’s How to Stop the Antitrust Investigations by HiddenCanary on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @08:54AM (#23550779)
Exactly, and giving third party developers access to private (privileged) APIs would just increase risk of malware on the platform.
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