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New Japanese law may force Apple to allow sideloading in iOS
(www.ghacks.net)
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this post was submitted on 28 Dec 2023
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Their argument for "safety" always bothered me, their app store is full of garbage and malware. They just want their 30% cut.
And even if the App Store was perfectly safe, keeping users safe via restricting basic functionality instead of increasing tech literacy is a backwards approach
Google requires a full reformat to 3rd party apk installs on Chromebooks. That's heavy-handed, cumbersome, and idiotic. But it's still
better than Apple.
It should be as easy as sudo apt-add repository, sudo apt-get update, sudo apt-get install everywhere.
Chromebooks are even worse: "Instead of hampering user's computers for safety, we'll make a 'computer' that just launches our proprietary web apps!"
I mean if they want their safety they can feel free to keep it. No need to limit others to the App Store.