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App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloading Deadline (www.macrumors.com)

submitted 2 years ago by neme@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[+] DadeMurphy -26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

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[–] Patch@feddit.uk 14 points 2 years ago

It doesn’t say anything about specific software. They have to allow you to use third party stores, they don’t have to allow you to download torrent apps so that you can pirate.

Literally in the quote I posted...

The gatekeeper shall allow and technically enable the installation and effective use of third-party software applications or software application stores

[–] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

There was a time, on Android custom roms, if you had pirated apps installed, they were uninstalled automatically. I see something similar happening here.

I'm sure Apple will do malware scans on third party apps, like they do on the Mac. But if they start uninstalling legitimate third party apps, that's going to be treated as "no allowing third party app stores" and the maximum EU fine for that is high enough to bankrupt Apple. They won't do it.

[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

the maximum EU fine for that is high enough to bankrupt Apple. They won't do it.

I don't think Apple will remove side loaded apps at a massive scale, but let's be real. Apple is worth more than a trillion. If the EU fines them enough to bankrupt, they will just leave the EU and not pay the fine. US would go to war with the EU before they allow such amount of money to be transferred to the EU.