Re:On iPhone sideloading: it’s ok, I’m changing my mind
by tshaddox on Thursday February 10, 2022 @03:37PM
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No, I absolutely did not suggest that. What I suggested is that the creator’s monopoly on distribution is inherent concentration of power and thus you don’t solve problems with concentrations of power if you force Apple to allow sideloading on iPhones.
It turns out that with the current rules around monopoly rights of creators, many rights holders actually prefer to widely distribute, so I wouldn’t say that this makes it “even more concentrated” as the majority of content would be.
Some content will probably only be available in a first party store, but just the fact that there are competing stores is good for the consumer.