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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by robertlagrant on Saturday February 17, 2024 @10:41AM (#39410447)
> If the post-App Store world is so great, people will keep living in it even when alternative stores exist

Bear in mind I'm replying to someone who's saying app stores aren't necessary in general:

> Well shit, what user needs an app store to begin with

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Re:Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on... by smoldesu on Saturday February 17, 2024 @11:08AM (#39410686)
In a reductive sense, they're right. Computers existed for upwards of three decades without App Stores, and we distributed software just fine without 'em.

Apple could sign software the same way they do on Mac and effectively turn the App Store into an IPA-downloading PWA.

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