Apple announces ability to download apps directly from websites in EU

Post by wkat4242 » Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 7:35 PM UTC

Etheryte wrote: post #84

The terms and conditions for web distribution [0] are concerning to say the least. In short, you have to have at least one million first installs annually on iOS to even qualify, in addition to other terms such as "good standing in the Apple Developer Program for two continuous years or more". I doubt Epic and the like would be considered in good standing as far as Apple is concerned. Also, quote unquote, developers…

Post by burnerthrow008 » Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 7:38 PM UTC

ncruces wrote: post #394

ggreer wrote: post #302

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What applications are necessary to call it a general purpose computer? A web browser? A self-hosted development environment? I don't think there's a bright line between what applications a Playstation or Xbox has versus what a phone has. And it's not like the iPhone is the only phone you can get. If Apple is restricting such a core component of our lives, you can simply buy non-Apple products.

On my smartphone I have: - an app that's used by pharmacies to handle prescriptions from the public health system; - an app I can legally show a police officer so they can determine that I have a valid driver's license; - an app I can use to pay my taxes; - an app I can use to pay parking meters to the local authorities; - apps used to register consumption (kWh, m3, etc) with the local utilities. Some of these are pu…

Post by miggol » Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 7:39 PM UTC

goblin89 wrote: post #470

ianlevesque wrote: post #461

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If you need to infantilize your relatives because they cannot be trusted with their devices, then MDM them, or even have that be the default. But we do not need to surrender in the war on general purpose computing for it.

> MDM them Many of us cannot afford the luxury of working overtime as tech support for relatives. I personally do not even think I can do a good enough job at that for myself, in fact—I would have to be a professional information security researcher. Furthermore, I am sure if there is enough misplaced outrage, MDM will be unable to restrict this. > But we do not need to surrender in the war on general purpose computi…

Post by badwolf » Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 7:41 PM UTC

ianlevesque wrote: post #461

goblin89 wrote: post #449

As a user, I cannot recommend iPhone to my older relatives if there is a way to run arbitrary code beyond Safari’s JS sandbox. Simple as that. It is a nuanced question with a computer[0], but for a phone (increasingly used for more important transactions and sensitive private data by people more naive when it comes to security) it is simply a no-brainer. Unless cyber crime is prosecuted as robustly as robberies, I wa…

If you need to infantilize your relatives because they cannot be trusted with their devices, then MDM them, or even have that be the default. But we do not need to surrender in the war on general purpose computing for it.

Post by bombcar » Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 7:43 PM UTC

toyg wrote: post #468

CM30 wrote: post #375

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Agreed. Apple's stubbornness and clear attempts to retaliate against everyone for these changes are not going to go well for them, and they need to realise that at some point. It's genuinely shocking how petty the company is acting with these changes, and how obvious their attempts at only doing the bare minimum to follow the law are.

Remember when Apple taunted bigger companies to sue them, in the name of technological freedom? Pepperidge Farm remembers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi So sad to see them on the other side of the table now, using every trick in the book to screw over the entire sector. Mr. Cook, tear down this wall!