Re:App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloa...
by askonomm on Monday January 15, 2024 @01:52PM
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Yeah same. Never understood why people need multiple stores on an iPhone when they could just use Android instead.
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Re:App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloa...
by paulddraper on Monday January 15, 2024 @02:03PM
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iOS and Android are fairly different platforms. There's a lot that works with one but not the other.
Re:App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloa...
by ThatPlayer on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @03:46AM
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It's simple: I believe it would be an improvement
It's no different than "I want a folding screen iPhone" or "I want an iPhone with a bigger battery/screen/camera/whatever". A year ago I'd say USB-C iPhone. "Just get an Android" or more generally "why don't you leave" is a fallacy that doesn't actually address any criticisms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergo_decedo
Re:App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloa...
by askonomm on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @10:09AM
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Is EU also forcing companies that don't make folding phones to make folding phones because people want them? Or ferraris to make minivans? This argument doesn't make a lot of sense. You may want the world, why would a for-profit entity have to bend over for you? This seems to me to just be another way to control what you do - no longer can you start a company with your vision, you can only start a company that fits someone elses vision, like European Union's vision. Free will is a thing of the past.
Re:App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloa...
by FredPret on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @10:29AM
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Remember that this is only happening because Apple wants to continue selling in the EU.
Every year, the EU’s economic importance declines, partly due to stunts like this one.
So at some point (far in the future unfortunately), their diktats will simply be ignored.