Re:Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out o...
by fierarul on Friday June 19, 2020 @01:00PM
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Some country was thinking about declaring Internet Access a human right. I think computing should come before that.
The scale of any company should invite extra scrutiny from the state. Apple is at a scale where it has massive societal impact, it's not the burger joint down the road.
It would be trivial for Apple to add a toggle allowing users to switch from 'walled garden' mode to something more permissive.
On macOS you can install any software, or from identified developers or from the App Store and I don't see macOS users screaming they can't manage without their walled garden.
Why wouldn't iOS allow any installs from identified developers or from anywhere?
The scale of any company should invite extra scrutiny from the state. Apple is at a scale where it has massive societal impact, it's not the burger joint down the road.
It would be trivial for Apple to add a toggle allowing users to switch from 'walled garden' mode to something more permissive.
On macOS you can install any software, or from identified developers or from the App Store and I don't see macOS users screaming they can't manage without their walled garden.
Why wouldn't iOS allow any installs from identified developers or from anywhere?