Mac App Store is a pretty darn good example of exactly what we're talking about, in reverse. In particular because it is from Apple, with similar requirements and restrictions.
if people want to side load apps then you are free to buy an android.
you are smart and have time, but every one is not the same.
Apple is corporation, it is not charity, i don't think shareholders would be happy.
then there won't be any difference between Android and iOS app store.
thanks, if people want freedom to side load apps then they can buy Android.
Apple is the one ruining things by being so greedy. Take Epic. Apple and the App Store have absolutely nothing to do with the sale of V-Bucks. Epic built that system, maintains those servers, etc. But Apple feels entitled to 30% of any transaction? Unless, of course, you're Uber or Amazon or Airbnb or plenty of other companies that get a pass. Why is Apple entitled to 30% of a V-Bucks purchase but not 30% of a ride-share? When you do things like this, you're 1) going to upset certain people, and 2) draw attention for your unfair practices.
I’m arguing against opening up the App Store so of course I think it’s harmful. My point is that most people on iOS have not been exploited or scammed but if Apple is forced to open up the App Store just like email and browsers are open, we will see a lot more abuse and malware on phones than we have ever seen on PCs.
Calling a company greedy in a capitalist system is like calling a competitive eater gluttonous. No ****. That's the point.
This take is so myopic and overused. Yes. When you sign a contract that entitles you to revenue, is it really shocking that you feel entitled to the revenue that the other party agreed to pay? This happens all the time in business.
Because that was the terms of the contract. This isn't rocket science. If a company wants to charge for ice cream and give yogurt away for free, there is nothing wrong with that.
Again, the fact that they aren't perfect doesn't mean they aren't significantly better than the other options.
Personally, I think paying a big corporation to protect people makes a whole lot more sense that expecting billions of people to become experts in app safety.
To some extent, the argument against malware is a false flag. We don't know what will happen so we speculate based upon past platforms and current ones like Android.
If Apple is forced to open up their App Store, I predict a wave of horror stories (tech media loves to scare people, especially if it can even happen to Apple users) that will scare some users away. The actual inconvenience of turning on/off the inevitable new security features that Apple would have to implement will probably do more damage than the actual malware or hacking but Apple users want a good camera, reliable ecosystem and an easy/safe to operate OS on their phones. Apple customers buy Apple because they don't have to think about security, customizations, too many choices, etc. Once you dump all that stuff on them, there is little value left that an Android phone can't also offer.
I see you have a problem with the English language. let me repeat it for you, "stops Apps that are spam or real security threats". You might want to get out the dictionary and look up the words you are unfamiliar with.
arstechnica.com
Ars used to report on android malware periodically.
And man, their latest article couldn’t have been more timely.
Potentially millions of Android TVs and phones come with malware preinstalled
The bane of low-cost Android devices is showing no signs of going away.
My country has also recently been reporting on a number of scam apps where android phone users were tricked into sideloading scam apps which then phished them for details (often in the form of fake QR codes plastered in front of stores).
The police’s advisory even specifically calls out android phones.
Even the recent report on malware hijacking users’ Facebook credentials found more of such apps in the android App Store over iOS.
The news is there, if you have the heart for the truth and the will to see it.
Not an invalid point, but the shareholders should also be unhappy with how Apple comport themselves over this matter. However, if shareholders are happy to take the money Apple make from their own users being scammed, I guess shareholders are as much the problem.
