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Re:Judge in Fortnite case holds Tim Cook's feet to the fire by kergonath on Friday May 21, 2021 @08:26PM (#27241842)
You can’t, because no app can install other apps. So sandboxing would need to be significantly changed.

Every big software publisher having its own store implies that our details will be stored in more databases, which increases the risk of hack or leak. The alternative would be to not get apps that we can currently get without risking much. It is hard to see this as a progress.

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Re:Judge in Fortnite case holds Tim Cook's feet to the fire by EvanAnderson on Friday May 21, 2021 @09:06PM (#27242142)
Google did this right with developer mode on Chrome OS. Flip a physical interlock and your device becomes simultaneously "yours" and untrusted by Google.

Apple could do the same thing. They won't because the reason for the walled garden is revenue. The user privacy and security gambit conveniently aligns with generating revenue.

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