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submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/21906358

Apple announces support for alternative app marketplaces, web browser engines in the EU with iOS 17.4

Updated the link to a better source that gives a more detailed overview.

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[-] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

Great, excited for more chromium browsers 🙄

[-] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Can’t wait for garbage electron style apps to start showing up…

[-] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

So Apple still wants to have the power to reject apps from third party app stores.

Curious if that will pass the EUs "Gatekeeper Law", when they explicitly want to stay the gatekeeper, even if unpaid.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I think this is probably partially a way of indemnifying themselves against any potential problems that users have will malware. There are two outcomes:

  • Apple retains gatekeeper prerogative - keeps an eye on any software too problematic
  • Brussels says 'No', and Apple can subsequently say 'well we wanted to prevent malware but the EU told us we can't so sorry your phone was compromised, but you are on your own'.
[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

It's just a signing process to verify that it comes from the actual dev from what it sounds like

[-] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

As a Brit, this gives me yet another reason to wish unending cramps on the shitcunts behind Brexit.

[-] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago

The real cunt here is Apple...

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yep. But let’s not detract from the shithouses that brought us Brexit.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

I wonder if citizens outside of the EU can access this. Would love a proper Firefox on my iPhone.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Write to your mp or congress representative.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I wonder if this will have any real effect. Allowing other browser engines only in the EU means the developers would need to create browsers specifically for this market and who would do that?

this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2024
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