Re:AltStore – An alternative app store for non-jailbroken iO...
by yazaddaruvala on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:20PM
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Yes I bought the device. Yes I have Apple money, they gave me an iPhone. It’s mine now, and it’s no longer theirs.
> What is wrong, however, is Apple's insistence on approving every single instruction iOS devices run
Why in the world would I trust any of the instructions YOU or ANYONE else have written?
I as a customer don’t care if iOS app developers don’t make any money, sorry I already have all the apps I need and you’ll find other work. As such, I would be ok with iOS sideloading, but only for GPL software. Because otherwise, what other recourse do I as a customer have to trust YOUR instructions?
I have tolerated arbitrary instructions on my desktop/ laptop for 20 years and consistently been bitten by it. There is a reason I no longer do anything important (barring work e.g. banking, email, etc) on my laptop.
> What is wrong, however, is Apple's insistence on approving every single instruction iOS devices run
Why in the world would I trust any of the instructions YOU or ANYONE else have written?
I as a customer don’t care if iOS app developers don’t make any money, sorry I already have all the apps I need and you’ll find other work. As such, I would be ok with iOS sideloading, but only for GPL software. Because otherwise, what other recourse do I as a customer have to trust YOUR instructions?
I have tolerated arbitrary instructions on my desktop/ laptop for 20 years and consistently been bitten by it. There is a reason I no longer do anything important (barring work e.g. banking, email, etc) on my laptop.