Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU says

Re:Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU... by lupusreal on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @05:55AM (#40209096)

Having a choice will not harm you. The "brainpower" required to stick to one appstores is virtually nil, evidenced by the vast majority of android users sticking with only the play store. You don't want other people to have that choice because you're a sycophant for a corporation.

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Re:Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU... by massysett on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @06:14AM (#40209210)

So if Android already offers the choice you seek, why does government need to make Apple offer that choice?

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Re:Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU... by 76SlashDolphin on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @06:42AM (#40209464)

Because there are already users with Apple devices and those users might have been locked into using Apple's ecosystem for other reasons (already purchased apps, already owning Apple accessories that don't work with other devices, etc).

As an anecdote myself, the main reason I haven't switched to a Galaxy S24 is because my Airpods work amazingly with my iPhone and Macbook, and my Apple Watch only works with iPhones. But very often I sorely miss having Termux, NewPipe, Tachiyomi, a non-gimped version of GBoard, Syncthing, a sensible launcher, and probably other things that I can't remember off the top of my head. I've decided that I value the Apple system more than the value I get from those apps but this regulation means I get to have my cake and eat it too.

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Re:Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU... by talldayo on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @11:21AM (#40211997)

Because Apple is not necessarily entitled to an anticompetitive market just to provide product differentiation.

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