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Re:Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotif... by lolinder on Monday March 04, 2024 @10:28AM (#39591580)
Did you miss my first comment where I said I'm an Android and F-Droid user? It's not like I don't know how Android works. The only Apple device I use is my work-issued MacBook.

The difference between Android and iOS is that Apple actually has rules that are strict enough to motivate the likes of Facebook to actively encourage people to side load if given the chance. I'm not comfortable looking at Android as a precedent, because Google is extremely lax with what kinds of things they allow on the Play Store, so the path of least resistance is acceptable to basically everyone. I do not believe the same would be true of Apple's store.

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Re:Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotif... by beeboobaa on Monday March 04, 2024 @12:20PM (#39592991)
> because Google is extremely lax with what kinds of things they allow on the Play Store

Not really. They are pretty strict, actually.

> The difference between Android and iOS is that Apple actually has rules that are strict enough to motivate the likes of Facebook to actively encourage people to side load if given the chance

I doubt it. Especially after Apple will have submitted to the rest of the DMA.

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Re:Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotif... by smoldesu on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @01:15AM (#39600004)
> because Google is extremely lax with what kinds of things they allow on the Play Store

And Apple is known for being just so diligent with their App Store reviews, huh? https://www.pcmag.com/news/beware-theres-a-fake-lastpass-app...

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