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Re:Developers Are in Open Revolt over Apple's New App Store ... by snapcaster on Monday February 12, 2024 @12:17PM (#39347510)
Come on! It's not scareware! You have to admit these alternative app stores are going to be massively adopted by scammers and grifters (not saying all of the companies that will use these app stores are scammers, but all the scammers and grifters will use them).

Actual real human beings are having their lives turned upside down by things like this every fucking day. Can you try to have a little bit of compassion for people totally ignorant about computers and how much we ask them to do now? The world (and apple) doesn't revolve around developers!

What actual problem for _customers_ is being solved by alternative app stores? I don't know a single non-techie apple person who even knows what this means or has a single desire to sideload an app

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Re:Developers Are in Open Revolt over Apple's New App Store ... by malermeister on Monday February 12, 2024 @12:52PM (#39347984)
This is not a real issue on Android, where this has been the status quo forever. Are there any reasons it would be different here or is it just FUD after all?
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Re:Developers Are in Open Revolt over Apple's New App Store ... by riversflow on Monday February 12, 2024 @01:25PM (#39348403)
> This is not a real issue on Android

What!? Yes it is. I've seen it first hand on numerous kids phones, that "have a bad battery" or "stopped working".

Turns out downloading unlimited arbitrary binaries from in-app/in-youtube advertisements leads to a functionally bricked phone. I assume adults are too embarrassed, don't want to hand their phone over to someone and just buy a new one.

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Re:Developers Are in Open Revolt over Apple's New App Store ... by TheLoafOfBread on Monday February 12, 2024 @03:19PM (#39349906)
Wow, scary ... then why is it not the case for MacOS?
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Re:Developers Are in Open Revolt over Apple's New App Store ... by LtWorf on Monday February 12, 2024 @06:22PM (#39351971)
There's plenty of crap within the store. No need to blame out of store stuff.

f-droid works fine.

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