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This is easily one of the most expansive Acts regarding computing devices passed in my lifetime. The summary is in the link. As an iPhone user, this will enable me to: * Install any software * Install any App Store and choose to make it default * Use third party payment providers and choose to make them default * Use any voice assistant and choose to make it default * User any browser and browser engine and choose to…
This is basically forcing Apple to open their ecosystem to developers. It's also breaking up a lot of othre monopolies such as WhatsApp.
Sweet! Thanks EU!
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Then just keep using the Apple store and Apple pay.
That's great until someone has an app I need and chooses to only make it available on a different store. I'm not legally trained, so I hope they've thought of this and also have rules for these 3rd party app stores.
Fair point. The company I work for would 100% now require you to do that If you want to use our software, to make it easier to comply with Qt LGPLv3.
> I'm not legally trained, so I hope they've thought of this and also have rules for these 3rd party app stores.
Isn't the idea here that you do not need an app store to require external software?
This is easily one of the most expansive Acts regarding computing devices passed in my lifetime. The summary is in the link. As an iPhone user, this will enable me to: * Install any software * Install any App Store and choose to make it default * Use third party payment providers and choose to make them default * Use any voice assistant and choose to make it default * User any browser and browser engine and choose to…
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So when I attempt to install the Amazon play store on my iPhone, will I get the following scary message? "WARNING: You are about to install non-approved software which may be malicious or a virus. If this software causes damage to your iPhone we will not fix your device, even if it is still under warranty. Are you really sure you want to continue?"
This is easily one of the most expansive Acts regarding computing devices passed in my lifetime. The summary is in the link. As an iPhone user, this will enable me to: * Install any software * Install any App Store and choose to make it default * Use third party payment providers and choose to make them default * Use any voice assistant and choose to make it default * User any browser and browser engine and choose to…
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Also if Apple is so secure, why is there a celebrity iCloud hack almost every other day?
This is easily one of the most expansive Acts regarding computing devices passed in my lifetime. The summary is in the link. As an iPhone user, this will enable me to: * Install any software * Install any App Store and choose to make it default * Use third party payment providers and choose to make them default * Use any voice assistant and choose to make it default * User any browser and browser engine and choose to…
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The only people who should be concerned are those over-exposed to Apple stock, but they're not getting any sympathy from me.
On the other hand, I'm not an American, I don't live or work in America, and the users of my five most recent published apps have not been in the USA, so I've never been happy about the US federal government having any say at all about my use of encryption.
Plus my cultural norms are not those of the USA, so I'm comfortable with content Apple block outright and uncomfortable with stuff Apple lets though without any (apparent to me) concern.
The other stuff all appears straightforwardly good.
I wonder what this will mean for licensing/fees for future releases of Xcode, Swift, iOS etc.?