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Re:Pavel Durov wants a law to make Apple allow iPhone users ... by pankajdoharey on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @12:03PM (#23847180)
I personally think this would lead to piracy of App Store apps. Restrictive App ecosystem protects consumers from installing apps that maybe steal their financial information but also protect developers from getting their apps pirated like the Android ecosystem. There is a reason why the app payouts on iOS are so high even though android has a much larger market share of mobile devices. I dont want to see sites like apk4free on iOS ecosystem.
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Re:Pavel Durov wants a law to make Apple allow iPhone users ... by solarkraft on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @12:08PM (#23847255)
I personally think that this is mostly unrelated, since very few people sideload on Android (also due to a less restrictive Play Store policy) and Apples curated store would remain a trusted source.
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Re:Pavel Durov wants a law to make Apple allow iPhone users ... by pankajdoharey on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @12:19PM (#23847439)
If side loading isn't the issue here then what is? Also why are there more than 300 Android App stores worldwide just for side loading apps https://www.wandera.com/third-party-app-stores/ There must be a significant market. It seems Android App side loading is a $17.5 Billion Leak which means a number of people do download apps from these apps stores. https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2018/02/02/app-pub...
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Re:Pavel Durov wants a law to make Apple allow iPhone users ... by adminu on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @01:05PM (#23848119)
From the Forbes article you cited:

"While most people get apps from official sources such as Google Play or the App Store, there are hundreds of third-party app stores around the planet, especially in China, where Google Play cannot operate. As a result, Android, in particular, has many third-party app stores."

I think, your argument does not hold when put in the correct context.

Also, it is 17.5$ Billion within 5 years, to put a time frame on it.

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