Again, different orders of magnitude make iOS a much more attractive target.
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Apple Approves Epic Games Store for iPhone and iPad in EU
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It’s not good for either. This is only good for epic and Spotify and you know this.
You speak for me and most othersIt was hyperbole. I don’t want their software, and I’m projecting my opinion on others
The U.K. will probably follow suit, especially now that they have a government that will try to mend the relationship with the EU.
Epic charges 12%
But when Apple charges 15% it’s “highway robbery”
I’m sorry but ain’t no one playing it in PC’s / Consoles anymore let alone someone will play in a phone lmao
Apple today said it has approved the third-party Epic Games Store in the European Union, allowing the Fortnite developer to launch its alternative app marketplace in those countries, reports Reuters. Epic Games had submitted the Epic Games Store to Apple for notarization earlier this week.
Earlier today, Epic stated Apple had twice rejected the Epic Games Store this week, with Apple reportedly claiming that an "Install" button and "in-app purchases" labels were too similar to Apple's own elements for the App Store. Epic argued that the rejection was "arbitrary, obstructive, and in violation of the DMA [Digital Markets Act]" and that it was reporting the issue to the European Commission, but it appears Apple has relented and approved Epic's previously rejected submission.
Epic Games and Apple have been engaged in a years-long battle over Apple's closed App Store ecosystem, and Epic has been eager to launch its own marketplace in the EU under Apple's new policies driven by the Digital Markets Act.
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Sorry, I don't understand... don't you trust ios to be "good enough" to protect you from "crapware"?
In my opinion, they believe that only US is the land of freedom and that outside US there is no democracy... remember when they said they "need to export democracy".
The question, for me is a little different: why do they believe that freedom means unregulated? They believe that in a capitalistic country like US nothing should be regulated. And my question "why do you have the SEC - Security Exchange Commission in a capitalistic country" is still unanswered...
It’ll be fine. It’s usually a user issue, if they stay on the AppStore it’s never going to be a problem
Windows and android are riddled yet again, people still use them
You can’t just do it. A certificate or mdm is needed from apple and that was my point. The enterprise store has been available for years and it’s no secret.
You need a certificate or mdm from apple which you get after an approved application.
It’s an approval process from apple to do that and get the certificate or mdm.The app is part of the certificate.
I already said as much in a previous post. An approval process is needed.
An ordinary user cannot install any old application without a certificate or mdm.
You need a certificate or mdm to install an enterprise app. One cannot install any iOS without either a certificate or mdm.
hundreds of apps are affected by the CocoaPods security breach and Apple does nothing with its store.
Correct, it's no longer Apple's property. However, what you're expecting is that Apple should provide you with extra features in iOS that weren't present when you bought your device.
You bought the device, and when you turned it on and proceeded through the setup screens you accepted the terms and conditions for the iOS software. You agreed to abide by the Ts & Cs for iOS but you want extra features, and you want Apple to provide them to you at no cost. So, at what point does the link between the device you bought - and is "no longer Apple's property" - and Apple end? You bought it and it's now yours, but you want Apple to provide you extra stuff even though you own that device outright? It's just a nonsense argument. You want your cake and to eat it.
Apple hasn’t done anything because there’s nothing to do.
The cocoapods vulnerability was fixed last year, and there’s not a single known instance of the vulnerability being exploited before it was fixed.
no. i would prefer Apple to focus on new OS features and squashing bugs and security holes. Apple’s software resources are limited and spending their time rewriting the OS to support EU mandated 3rd party stores. this OS rewrite is likely to create new bugs and security holes. look at how long it took Apple to fix the alarm clock bug. 😡
you’ve created all these falsehoods about the US. democracy was exported to battle communism. freedom is regulated in the US; gun rights are protected in the 2nd amendment but that doesn’t allow people to own bazookas. the US has a mixed economy and does not use a pure capitalist model.
US needs regulations to punish unethical behavior. look at how the US went after the Swiss banks. now they should go after EU luxury market. LVMH and Kering should be broken up to create more competition.
Only nerds in internet formus can say that, for normal costumers tho is only a issue. Most users are illiterate and having more store create a unneeded mess. Backup, updates, understanding how stores are different… and go one.
This is not about competition, is about Epi wantkng a piece of cake.
The EU has gone easy on Apple so far. I actually want Apple to be found guilty of breaking the DMA so they actually take notice.
Epic wants in on the US iPhone market. Unfortunately for them if the election were tomorrow I’d be hard pressed to believe that government would give a flip about alleged anticompetitive behavior.
I’d almost expect the monopoly lawsuit to go away, honestly.
I’d almost expect the monopoly lawsuit to go away, honestly.