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Elysium
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2022-07-06, 08:17

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Originally Posted by chucker View Post
It really isn't that simple, though? Unless there's a mandate that apps always also have to be in Apple's App Store, schools and companies will increasingly put their apps in stores that aren't as privacy-friendly.

Security mechanisms, whether you consider them theatrical or effective, will be weakened.

Etc.

This will affect anyone, and therefore ironically add choices but also take choices away.
This. Requiring Apple to open up any core function to a third party on request weakens the walled guardian approach for everyone.

Side load all you want, but Apple should be able to sandbox it to protect all their users.

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