I didn't choose Apple because it's a closed environment, and I actively want Apple to be more open.
The only hard work Apple has recently done is the one to enforce their €0.50 junk fee.
They did make it free. Publication of apps in the App Store was free from the beginning (except of course paying the yearly developer fee). That’s one of the main contributors to making iPhones popular at all.
Which monopoly are you referring?
This is How Notarization Will Work for iOS Apps Distributed Through Alternative App Stores
Apps that are distributed through alternative app stores in EU countries will need to submit to a notarization process that's similar to the...www.macrumors.com
Apps that are distributed through alternative app stores in EU countries will need to submit to a notarization process that's similar to the notarization process for Mac apps. According to Apple, Notarization applies to all apps, and it is a process focused on privacy, security, and maintaining device integrity.
The DMA just gets dumber and dumber the more I read it...yikes.
What I don't want is for Apple to be treated with such hypocrisy. Now they are forcing you with the ability to delete the photo app, when on the Pixel it won't let you uninstall it. Why such double standards from Europe?
I‘m torn on the core tech fee. Apple provides you full access to all developer tools, docs and even support for a very low entry point of $99 / year (no real seat pricing, you buy this once for your company).
I’m not against core tech fee for paid apps. It does not sound right in case of free apps.
Not sure if paranoid - but the argument doesn’t make sense. The more centralised app distribution is, the easier it is for government to force the platform owner to mandate backdoors - in secrecy.
This capability will have zero bloat - since it’s been possible for years to download apps from websites and install them on iOS. Apple just didn’t allow it for commercial distribution.
You still have a choice of only downloading from Apple and its App Store.
I have 75+ year old relatives that know they shouldn’t download and say „yes“ to everything downloaded from the internet, They know that application/file downloads from the internet can be dangerous. And they wouldn’t blame Apple. Or Microsoft. Neither do Android users blame Google.
From my experience, none of these mentions come close to what you get as an iOS dev.
May I introduce you to the Microsoft settlement with the US government in 2001?
You forget we also get access to the Wallet app, so we can use services other than Apple Pay. Once again, thanks to the EU.
Nope. EU members only:
So basically the same situation like in case of App Store. Devs also submits compiled binaries with no source code whatsoever.
It amazes me constantly how double standard so many arguments are. So many here saying if you don't like the ability to download from alt stores, don't use it. Others saying if you don't like Apple controlling its ecosystem then go buy an Android. For all those banging on their "freedom" soapbox, it leaves me gobsmacked that people cannot see this is government controlling what a private company (one that revolutionized an industry, changed the world, etc. I might add) can and cannot do with its own creation. GM just decided one day to make Car Play no longer an option on their vehicles (happily told a salesman that was the sole reason I did not purchase the planned Corvette earlier this year.) No one is suing GM over the fact that you can no longer choose which phone you can enjoy between Android Auto and Apple Car Play. That's a company choosing to do with their product what they want. Apple made its mark by being the company that tightly couples its hardware and software. The limited flexibility keeps it far more stable and safe. Just baffles me how in a country that beats its own chest on the freedoms we have, but in the next breath demand the freedom of a company be superseded so they can have the freedom the want. And selective freedom at its best.
