iOS 17 app sideloading might only be available in Europe

Re:iOS 17 app sideloading might only be available in Europe by 76SlashDolphin on Sunday April 23, 2023 @05:24AM (#35674709)

The question is which of these is a general purpose computer and which isn't. IMHO if what people tend to do on a platform is the same as what they do on a PC then that platform should also be forced to be a general-purposed computer and allow (in some roundabout way) arbitrary application installation.

For example, a smartphone replaces a PC for a lot of people. I even know some people in their 20s that don't own a "normal" laptop/desktop and they do most of their general purpose computing on their phones. In the meantime, nobody uses a Nintendo Switch or their dishwasher to do a quick edit of an excel sheet or access their bank account even if they are technically capable of doing so.

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Re:iOS 17 app sideloading might only be available in Europe by charcircuit on Sunday April 23, 2023 @06:14AM (#35674941)

What is your definition of "general purpose computer." I would disagree that PCs should allow for arbitrary application installs. Take for example chromebooks. They are one of the most secure PCs out there partly due to not allowing arbitrary apps to be installed.

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Re:iOS 17 app sideloading might only be available in Europe by 76SlashDolphin on Monday April 24, 2023 @12:20AM (#35683614)

But they do allow arbitrary code execution inside the Linux VM. You can also write your own extensions which is not arbitrary code but pretty close. Maybe arbitrary userland code is the correct term here.

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