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Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps

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Re: Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps

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Post by nerdjon »

dombili wrote: post #4

I don't want to pass judgment on whether Google (or in the previous case, Facebook) was in the wrong, but it doesn't sit well with me that Apple wields so much power on what software their phones can run after it sells them. You may very well think that they're using their power sparingly and benevolently, but who is to say that will be the case next time around?

You buy an iPhone knowing full well that Apple has this control, and for many people is the reason they buy their iPhone.

So far they have used the power sparingly, at the end of the day it could have been a cute cat app and did nothing wrong but it still broke Apple's terms that these companies agreed to and Apple acted accordingly.

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Post by FakeComments »

dombili wrote: post #4

I don't want to pass judgment on whether Google (or in the previous case, Facebook) was in the wrong, but it doesn't sit well with me that Apple wields so much power on what software their phones can run after it sells them. You may very well think that they're using their power sparingly and benevolently, but who is to say that will be the case next time around?

My model of it:

It will cost $500 to ditch Apple and replace them; there’s a 10% chance I will have to switch before I’d make my next purchase anyway; and Apple has to date saved me over $50 in frustration via their control of the ecosystem.

So I’m willing to ride it out and see what happens.

Re: Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps

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Post by cbhl »

dombili wrote: post #4

I don't want to pass judgment on whether Google (or in the previous case, Facebook) was in the wrong, but it doesn't sit well with me that Apple wields so much power on what software their phones can run after it sells them. You may very well think that they're using their power sparingly and benevolently, but who is to say that will be the case next time around?

Operationally, every major tech company has some sort of mechanism for removing software it doesn't like from end-users' devices. Apple, Google (with Google Play Protect), and Microsoft (with Windows Update).

If you don't, we end up going back to the Blaster worm days of 2003, where software gets installed and regular people don't know how to get rid of it.

Re: Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps

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Post by ohnope »

dombili wrote: post #4

I don't want to pass judgment on whether Google (or in the previous case, Facebook) was in the wrong, but it doesn't sit well with me that Apple wields so much power on what software their phones can run after it sells them. You may very well think that they're using their power sparingly and benevolently, but who is to say that will be the case next time around?

>I don't want to pass judgment on whether Google (or in the previous case, Facebook) was in the wrong

I'll do it for you: both Facebook and Google were crystal clear violations. Like, not anywhere close to the intended use case for Enterprise distribution

Re: Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps

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Post by Skunkleton »

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #9
dombili wrote: post #4

I don't want to pass judgment on whether Google (or in the previous case, Facebook) was in the wrong, but it doesn't sit well with me that Apple wields so much power on what software their phones can run after it sells them. You may very well think that they're using their power sparingly and benevolently, but who is to say that will be the case next time around?

> it doesn't sit well with me that Apple yields so much power on what software their phones can run after it sells them At the end of the day, you can compile and run anything on your machine. This is just regulating distribution. Given the specific breaches at hand by Facebook and Google, a balance seems to have been found (acceptable to most users) between freedom and security.

That is true only in the most technical of senses. Practically, Apple has near complete control over what is allowed to execute on an iOS device.

Re: Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps

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Post by zozbot123 »

Rumor has it that Google's subsequent requests for clarification to Apple have gone entirely unanswered, save for automated messages stating that Apple's decision on this matter should be regarded as "final" and "binding", and that no further statement from Apple should be expected.

Re: Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps

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Post by pbalau »

sotojuan wrote: post #8
dombili wrote: post #4

I don't want to pass judgment on whether Google (or in the previous case, Facebook) was in the wrong, but it doesn't sit well with me that Apple wields so much power on what software their phones can run after it sells them. You may very well think that they're using their power sparingly and benevolently, but who is to say that will be the case next time around?

In the case of Facebook, there's no judgement or moral side to take. They broke the rules Apple set when allowing Facebook to be in the App Store and use internal enterprise certificates. Objectively, Apple's behavior was fair.

Did they? Please think of this: is there a minimum age for internships?
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