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App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloading Deadline
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Probably the worst analogy I’ve ever seen.
I take it you don't use a Mac then, with its compromised security and all.
This makes no sense.
If anything, it is giving consumers more choice, not less. If you still prefer only using the App Store fine.
But now Apple will be forced to compete on lower store taxes, which means lower prices for consumers.
Its YOUR device. You should be able to do with it what you wish. You paid for it.
You don't need to use those other App Stores, so what's the problem? You wanna stick with the Apple App Store, just do it. No downside for you.
Isn’t the App Store, and by extension all of apples other stores, already region specific?
I don’t see where the other bugs are being introduced here, if you’re in Europe you’ll be able to download other App Stores from the App Store.
If you’re anywhere else, they just… Won’t show up.
The same way that some albums are available in US Apple Music, and some are only available in UK Apple Music already.
And my assumption is, if a law like this ever goes into effect in the US, it’ll just be a switch they’ll have to enable to immediately have all of those alternate app stores available in the US.
this reads like someone who just read an Ayn Rand novel but doesn't actually know how the economy works lmao
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Make absolutely NO MISTAKE.. Apple will 100% PUNISH its customers over this. They are completely morally bankrupt in every way. Prices will increase in another area. They ONLY care about profits.
If WW3 breaks out, I say the US just lets them fend for themselves this time.
The security argument would make some sense if all Apple did is check for malware and illegal software. Almost nobody would be complaining then. The issue is they are prohibiting much, much more, and also aren’t actually that good in filtering out scamware. They only have themselves to blame.
Not in this case.
Apps store and phone setting right now is region set up of App Store and region specific text but one ipa file.
This is basically saying EU gets side loading and no one else does.
It is Apple putting other security holes in the OS to allow for this.
Then they risk losing even more money by driving people away from Apple altogether.
I don't think it's going to be that big of a deal for 99% of the EU population.
Also noticed that there’s a lot of talk about alternate stores being available *inside* of the main AppStore, but not the ability to just simply download a .ipa file from Safari and run it as an application.
I wonder how that’s going to work.
I wonder how that’s going to work.
Let me fix that for you...
EU: It’s unfair that you can only buy Krispy Kreme doughnuts at McDonald's. McDonald’s must allow it to be sold by Burger King, Taco Bell, or even by Krispy Kreme themselves through their own store.
McDonald's = Apple
Krispy Kreme doughnuts = product (app) created by someone other than McDonald's (Apple)
Target must now allow Walmart's store brand to be sold in Target stores.
I'm glad the US isn't that stupid.
Expect companies to pull their apps from the Apple App Store and only release via alternate to make more money
Yeah, I’m sure the US would be totally fine with the outcome of that. Should have stayed out of the first two as well. 🙄
That would only fit in Apple sold only its own Apps in the Appstore.
It's more along the lines of Walmart saying to Tide than you can't sell your products at Target, or any other store.
Yeah, it’s more like:
“If you have an iPhone, all food you buy must be sold by McDonald’s.”
That’s because the people telling us how it will work don’t actually know.
Nobody should be surprised here. Of course Apple was always going to make this change region specific. Americans are kind of lucky to still have the App Store as it should be.
no, it’s not.
You can already run applications from anyone you want through Xcode for a limited time, this is no different than that except it’ll be permanent and obviously won’t require Xcode
Everyone that is for this should not be using an iPhone - you can do all this on android. Oh right, you want to eat your cake too 
We'd be fine over here. No country is stupid enough to try to attack us.