Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams
by judge2020 on Sunday June 06, 2021 @02:17PM
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They don't trust their users to not install pirated apps. It's part of their revenue scheme - if you could install third party IPAs, you could download cracked versions of Apple Arcade apps or apps that bypass the in-app purchase system and don't give apple their 30% cut of digital content. It's the same reason Xbox and Sony restrict you to their stores, Apple's revenue model is just set up to extract more money overall instead of 99% on the backend like consoles do.
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Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams
by simondotau on Sunday June 06, 2021 @06:33PM
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Just to be clear about your argument, you’re saying that’s a bad thing? Is it wrong for a company to protect revenue—and remember 70% of revenue goes to the developer—from loss due to piracy?
There are plenty of valid reasons to object to Apple’s revenue model, but the avoidance of piracy seems like a bridge too far.
Re:Apple’s tightly controlled App Store is teeming with scams
by judge2020 on Sunday June 06, 2021 @09:00PM
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I'm saying that's how it is, I agree with you on that Apple should be allowed to do this to protect their revenue model, even if it comes at the expense of users not being able to run unsigned code/other app stores on iOS.