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Re:More options for apps distributed in the European Union by burnerthrow008 on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @05:59PM (#39685476)
> They can revoke that developers' certificates

Well, no, they can’t. That’s the whole point of the DMA.

> and patch whatever vulnerability allowed a developer to bypass that restriction.

Sure, close the door after the cow has left barn.

In the rest of the civilized world, developers will not do something so blatant in the first place because they know it will result in an account ban.

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Re:More options for apps distributed in the European Union by jamil7 on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @03:15AM (#39688800)
> Well, no, they can’t. That’s the whole point of the DMA.

Yes, they can. And no that’s not the whole point of the DMA. You still need to have a valid Apple developer account and certificates managed through Apple.

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