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iPhone owners can leave EU for 30 days before they lose third-party app stores

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> Whether or not that will be something the European Commission takes issue with, remains to be seen. After all, an EU citizen is an EU citizen even after they leave the EU.

I fail to see how this is in any way relevant. Cannabis is legal in Canada, and Canadians remain Canadian citizens abroad. If they're caught with cannabis in a country where it's illegal, they will be prosecuted for breaking the law. Laws don't follow people around like this.

Re: iPhone owners can leave EU for 30 days before they lose third-party app stores

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Apple really trying to be the asshole here. Imagine installing work apps that disappear after 30 days.. Also what happens if the user chooses not to share their live location with apple?

They don't lose access to the apps. I suspect the phone itself is what disables it, not sending the location to Apple.

Re: iPhone owners can leave EU for 30 days before they lose third-party app stores

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> Whether or not that will be something the European Commission takes issue with, remains to be seen. After all, an EU citizen is an EU citizen even after they leave the EU. I fail to see how this is in any way relevant. Cannabis is legal in Canada, and Canadians remain Canadian citizens abroad. If they're caught with cannabis in a country where it's illegal, they will be prosecuted for breaking the law. Laws don't f…

On the other hand, if you do something in a foreign country which is legal in that place but illegal in your home country, you can be prosecuted back home for it.

Re: iPhone owners can leave EU for 30 days before they lose third-party app stores

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Apple really trying to be the asshole here. Imagine installing work apps that disappear after 30 days.. Also what happens if the user chooses not to share their live location with apple?

Or worse, imagine realizing you forgot one important app when reaching your destination. Uber doesn't exist in the country you went to? You can now only install this country's taxi app through the App Store since your alternative app marketplace lost its ability to install apps...

> However, you must be in the European Union to install alternative app marketplaces and new apps from alternative app marketplaces

Re: iPhone owners can leave EU for 30 days before they lose third-party app stores

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Apple really trying to be the asshole here. Imagine installing work apps that disappear after 30 days.. Also what happens if the user chooses not to share their live location with apple?

the phone disables itself without sharing to apple

Re: iPhone owners can leave EU for 30 days before they lose third-party app stores

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> Whether or not that will be something the European Commission takes issue with, remains to be seen. After all, an EU citizen is an EU citizen even after they leave the EU. I fail to see how this is in any way relevant. Cannabis is legal in Canada, and Canadians remain Canadian citizens abroad. If they're caught with cannabis in a country where it's illegal, they will be prosecuted for breaking the law. Laws don't f…

Not true, there are many laws that govern activities while you are abroad. Many countries have such laws on the books.
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