I don't think requiring it is wrong as long as Apple gives an ample amount of time for implementation of the request.
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Apple Facing Antitrust Probe Over 'Sign in With Apple' and Other Developer Complaints
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The next time BIG Tech needs to talk to Congress, March 25th I believe, they should ALL meet behind closed doors !
Otherwise, it will just be like the last one, where Politicians from both sides are just trying to score points to help them get RE-elected !
Nothing of value came out of the last meeting !
To me, it was ALL a Dog & Pony Show put on by the Politicians !
Make NO mistake here, I definitely believe the App Store needs to be cleaned up !
Apple has way too much control over App Discovery !
Otherwise, it will just be like the last one, where Politicians from both sides are just trying to score points to help them get RE-elected !
Nothing of value came out of the last meeting !
To me, it was ALL a Dog & Pony Show put on by the Politicians !
Make NO mistake here, I definitely believe the App Store needs to be cleaned up !
Apple has way too much control over App Discovery !
Wow, what has google and facebook have on you then. Oh wait it doesn't matter, there is nothing new that they can glean from your data. /s
Lol clearly someone who’s never used this feature in their lives. Sign In with Apple uses your Apple ID which they uh… already have?
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It’s called WSL, you can simply install e.g Debian, Ubuntu inside Windows, and it even shares Windows resources. It’s also available in the Microsoft App Store 😱.
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unless the article is wrong, it's not ALL apps ...
"Apple requires all App Store apps that offer Google, Facebook, and Twitter sign-in options to also provide a Sign in with Apple alternative (with exceptions for apps that exclusively use third-party accounts like Gmail and Tweetbot), which some developers are unhappy with."
Give google a billion back. Let them do the discovery. Will that satisfy your critique of the situation?
All apps that have other sign in services. I thought that was sort of implied given that Sign In with Apple has been discussed to exhaustion but sorry I’ll make it clearer going forward
But is ”Sign in with Apple“ a requirement? From what I understand it is an option, not mandatory for users to select or use. Their site also states that participating apps can choose to support this feature. Is this now a requirement for all apps to accept?
What is Sign in with Apple? - Apple Support
With Sign in with Apple, you can privately sign in to participating third-party apps and websites using your Apple ID.
I have 2 apps that support this but I elected to continue using my old accounts as opposed to the SIWA option.
You're missing the point of the example. You want to rid yourself of windows and convert to Linux totally. You don't want to run windows because 1) it's buggy, 2) monitors your every move 3) is bloated or 4) pick your own reasons.
What the bell are you talking about. It’s five lines of embed code and is the same reg flow as Facebook or Google
Yes, but to play devil’s advocate, there are ways on Linux to use a Windows sign in. Apple could license out their API so that an Apple sign in works on Android. That would allow users to switch platforms.
Doesn’t matter, it’s not for apple to decide. for some companies there is a ton of overhead around releases and quality testing and some simply may not have enough cycles/money to do this. Unless you’re telling me you happen to know for a fact that every single company out there can do this without any issues, without any testing, without any login flow modifications, without any additional screens for required data collection for account setup, etc etc. You can’t.
Thanks for the positive language champ always appreciated
Normally, I'm with ya, but not this time. 😕
As a user, it's optional. As a developer offering FB/Twitter/Google, it's mandatory.
From Apple's own App Store requirements
So if a developer had these sign in services, they needed to add SIWA, which has different mechanisms that devs need to support.
The main argument here is it's just another piece of Apple where they force themselves into the apps on grounds that normally every other service (like FB/ Google, etc) doesn't have those harsh requirements. In the eyes of developers, it just implements more "do it or the app dies" rules that simply sucks.
That’s a fantastic point. Sign in with FB/Google are platform agnostic, but Apple’s 100% locks you in
So I suppose everything can be "anti-trust" related now??? 
Why should they on Apple’s platform when they are benefiting from Apples work?
SIWA already works with Android. They just go through a different route (web version using AppleID login, vs Apple's FaceID/TouchID)
Why should developers have a choice? Did you really just ask that and feel good about it? They should have a choice because for many of them their apps were listed before Apple even started planning this. They shouldn’t get inherently shoehorned into writing new code for a feature that locks a portion of their customers into one ecosystem. It 100% disrupts their active user base as users are likely to give up on a service if they discover they have to make a new account from scratch or spend manual time changing over profile settings for a ton of their apps.
jesus I never thought apple would get so good at marketing to the point where people are literally begging to give up their freedom and own individual capacity for critical thought
But it does allow users to use other platforms....I have used Sign in with apple on Windows computers before, without issues. You just have to type in your Apple ID and password....A great example of this in action, Nintendo accounts. You can even use it on a Switch...