iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps on iPhone

Re:iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps... by willis936 on Monday April 17, 2023 @11:05AM (#35601891)

The risk of big companies like Meta requiring users to sideload in order to use their service. To me the answer is obvious: don't use services provided by Meta. They can choose to race to the bottom all they want. I welcome the freedom to use my phone the way I want to.

If bad actors choose to misbehave don't blame the medium they're misbehaving on. This line of thinking is similar to negotiating with terrorists.

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Re:iOS 17 will reportedly set the stage for sideloading apps... by clcaev on Monday April 17, 2023 @07:34PM (#35608066)

> don't use services provided by Meta

There are insurmountable network effects. Individually, I have no bargaining power.

I'm must use WhatsApp on my phone if I want to know if when child's swim practice is moved/canceled/etc.

There is only one swim team in the area. Getting other parents to use Signal ain't happening unless the coach requires it. The coach isn't moving to Signal unless parents already use it.

This is just one concrete example. There are plenty of organizations land-locked to Facebook for the same reasons; dropping Facebook is tantamount to collapsing the community.

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