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Re:iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps... by cageface on Monday April 17, 2023 @09:20AM (#35600227)
This hasn’t happened on Android where side loading and alternative app stores have been available for years. Why would iOS be different?
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Re:iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps... by mschuster91 on Monday April 17, 2023 @10:05AM (#35600863)
Because Google doesn't give a fuck about what apps pull off until there's media outrage. It took them years to implement basic privacy features.
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Re:iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps... by j16sdiz on Monday April 17, 2023 @10:24AM (#35601188)
Because play store have less rules? FB can steal all your photo and play store couldn't care less.
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Re:iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps... by yamtaddle on Monday April 17, 2023 @11:15AM (#35602025)
Facebook hasn't recently blamed the Play Store rules for their losing a shitload of money. They have so-blamed iOS App Store rules.

Basically, they have far less incentive to try to push a side-loaded version of their app, or to try to create an alternative app store, on Android.

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