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

Post by rezonant » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 4:44 AM UTC

Post by hehdhdjehehegwv » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 5:26 AM UTC

Krasnol wrote: post #2

Sounds like it's time again for the litany of fear, uncertainly and doubt or will we, now that the EU has hit so many times, finally hear the other one? The one where Apple came up with the idea by themselves, and they just needed some time to reassure quality?

Post by kevingadd » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 5:35 AM UTC

Post by threeseed » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 5:53 AM UTC

kvdveer wrote: post #6

kevingadd wrote: post #5

I'm genuinely surprised by this. I figured the differences between tablets and phones, combined with Apple's efforts to distinguish between 'iPadOS' and 'iOS', would be enough to get them a win on this point. If the shared app store is part of the problem I wonder if that makes it a liability for any new apple ecosystem to tie into the App Store, like Vision OS for example.

Why would IpadOS not be held to the same DSA rules as IOS? Apple has applied the same model of gatekeeping (walled garden) to both the iPhone and the iPad. DSA attaches requirements to the gatekeepers if they are big enough. Software similarity and market positioning don't really come into consideration once the role of gatekeeper has been established.

Post by saagarjha » Tue, Apr 30, 2024, 6:06 AM UTC

kevingadd wrote: post #5

I'm genuinely surprised by this. I figured the differences between tablets and phones, combined with Apple's efforts to distinguish between 'iPadOS' and 'iOS', would be enough to get them a win on this point. If the shared app store is part of the problem I wonder if that makes it a liability for any new apple ecosystem to tie into the App Store, like Vision OS for example.