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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by tshaddox on Friday January 26, 2024 @11:48AM (#39144728)
I’m not convinced that it’s a “trick.” Do you genuinely believe that iPhone customer satisfaction will not go down if sideloading and/or third party app stores are supported? For me, it’s impossible to imagine that this is the case.
Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by soylentcola on Friday January 26, 2024 @04:05PM (#39148356)
I'd imagine that for the vast majority (>99%) of users, it would stay exactly the same. You can download installers (a la any desktop/laptop) or go through a repo/store of your choice on Android and very, very few outside of tinkerers or techie types bother. Out of all my friends and family, I've yet to find a single other person with F-Droid installed or who downloaded an APK direct from a developer's website or github.