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Re:iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps... by nerdjon on Monday April 17, 2023 @09:40AM (#35600541)
I agree that we should be talking about the addition problem of these apps.

But I reference these specifically as being the gateway to more bad behavior.

The idea of Facebook being able to introduce their own App Store for example that would allow other developers to engage in the same shady behavior.

I only mention those apps since I feel like they have the addicted user base to be able to pull it off in a meaningful way, but I don't mean that those apps are specifically my concern.

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Re:iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps... by LapsangGuzzler on Monday April 17, 2023 @03:14PM (#35605165)
Any technology can be abused and misused. If the bar for introducing any new technology was that it couldn't do harm to anyone, then nothing would ever change.

The current marketplace for apps gives us very limited choice in many ways, it's more of an illusion of choice in many cases. If 3rd-party marketplaces allow us to build more and less-private apps at the same time, I see that as a net positive.

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