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Re:Cydia, the original app store, sues Apple on antitrust gr... by daveidol on Thursday December 10, 2020 @05:31PM (#25379687)
Fair point, but I have to believe Apple could come up with technical solutions to these issues. Or not - in which case we end up with a world not that unlike macOS. Which isn't that bad in my opinion. I'd still rather have that option than being told I can't do what I want with my own hardware.
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Re:Cydia, the original app store, sues Apple on antitrust gr... by com2kid on Thursday December 10, 2020 @05:48PM (#25379833)
MacOS was never a large enough target for malware and adware.

Think pre-SP2 Windows XP. Think the JRE updater installing the Ask Jeeves toolbar. (Or Chrome, that was slimy....)

Drive by app installs initiated from Safari on iOS would be Bonzai Buddy all over again.

Right now if a handful of misbehaving apps makes it past the app store review process, it is in the news.

What happens if that review store process is no longer there? How many alternative keyboards will be going around stealing credentials? How many apps spamming ads 24/7?

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