So beacuse you use your private mac just for standard surfing, movies and music doesn't mean there aren't people out there who use them for Graphic Design, Programming etc. Also I don't want to scare you but if you work for a company which provided your work Mac, your administrators at work don't install the software from Apple's AppStore.
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I switched to Android after Windows mobile went away and before that was using iPhone 1st Gen through 4th Gen so I have tried it all and have a little experience.
His post is not accurate at all. I have a Pixel now but when I had a Samsung I used to side load apps all the time. Never got malware or viruses but I just treat my phone like I do my computer and don't install/click/browse shady stuff. If you treat it security wise with commen sense like you do your Mac then you won't have a problem.
As for the App store itself on Android I have never downloaded a malicious app accidentally. I am sure there are some that get past review and end up on there but no more no less than Apples app store. They get taken down just like the app store.
Im not OP, but why not? It’s an open forum to discuss the news of a technology company. Like im a fan of a game series that nowadays sucks but I keep reading its news and I comment on them because I have a voice and want to express my opinion
Next news: EU fines Apple $100 Billion for making a mockery of their requirement.
The TOS are a contract between a user and Apple. The TOS could have a clause that says, if you leave the territory of the EU for xx days, then we void the contract. But I doubt that would fly with courts in the EU. Unfair clauses in TOS are struck down by EU courts all the time.
I have 3 app stores running on my Samsung at the moment Google, Samsung and Huaweis App Gallery. I've never had a problem with malicious apps.
I also have a directly downloaded APK from DJI - again, no problems.
You want all these liberties and you use Apple??
The company most synonymous in the whole world to "less liberty = better quality"??
Hogwash! It's no more easier than it is to accidentally install scam apps in your Mac.
Shhh, they want to keep believing.
Pfft... they want access to 1.4 Billion customers for free.
I have no idea what you do.. but let me have access to ALL your clients. Nope. Don't want to pay anything. Just let me contact them, oh an while your at it I am going to use all the infrastructure you have set up over the past 17 years for free too.
curious but…would you prefer an echo chamber of only agreements and supportive fan boys?
At ANY point did I say my uses were representative of everyone else? No, I didn’t. So you can drop that.
And I’m well aware that IT installs software. But that’s the catch…IT is the only ones allowed to. And that is because we USED to be allowed to, until someone downloaded software that wasn’t legitimate and it messed up our network which perfectly exemplifies the risks that iOS has now been forced to open up to).
Scam app on a Mac are really quite hard to install now. You'd have to give them loads of access and manually click all the security pop ups to allow them to do that.
It is not Apple'd business to check my location.
Just like I would have to do on my Android. All of that is in place on the phone. Especially when sideloading
Apple really testing how much I'm willing to put up with their ******** before I drop everything and switch to the competition. I did it once, and will do it again if need be.
They can levy any fee they want. But then do it for every app. Picking select sectors of the app economy is creating situations like with Spotify, unfair competition.
They are meeting the requirements while attempting to stop iOS from becoming a free for all.
Okay you're right regarding work devices but please explain how will Adobe's creative suite or Microsoft's Visual Studio Code or Autodesk's AutoCAD will mess a private computer? See that's exactly my point, you are not feeling safe installing something outside of Apple's AppStore, that's fine with me and I respect it but just because you can install software outside of Apple's Store on your Mac doesn't mean that your Mac is less secure or someone forces you to do so.
Have you seen their surveys? Customer retention is not an issue.
If that were the case, iPhone users from other countries would benefit from these new EU laws when travelling here.