iOS 26.2 to Allow Third-Party App Stores in Japan Ahead of Regulatory Deadline

[svish]

Not surprised. Apple might be forced to allow this in other regions too considering the various regulatory issues.

 

[nt5672]

Eventually you'll be the ones responsible for your actions. The younger generation are smarter and better than you think old man. It's only a moment when AI replaces you and your generation completely. Don't blame the next generation for your stupidity instead learn your regrets.

Says every teenager ever born, only to find out later in life how stupid they were.

 

[surferfb]

No 3rd party app stores needed. This is happening right now in the walled garden.

Yes, but Apple has parental controls to prevent it, and if it happens because the controls weren’t set up, will take care of it if the parents reach out. Will Epic?

 

[falainber]

No, it hurts consumers, but makes the regulators feel better.

Yeah... Consumers getting hurt by choice. That's Apple's mantra.

 

[I7guy]

Yeah... Consumers getting hurt by choice. That's Apple's mantra.

That’s also called consumer choice.

 

[Passthru]

Yeah... Consumers getting hurt by choice. That's Apple's mantra.

With a few exceptions, most of the stuff the EU's pushing benefits large developers rather than consumers. Consumers benefit from having one centralized place where they can download their apps, one single wallet app to use, only one entity to trust with their financial data, etc. This is bad for the Spotifys and Epics of the world, but I think you have a hard case to make if you want to argue that making life easier for them makes life better for consumers.

 

[code-m]

They don't (and won't) need to do anything to the Apple App Store, just allow 3rd party App Stores and, even better, direct installs.

App "Stores" are nothing more than a unified place to find and install software.

That was my point, the people claiming the sky is falling if Apple permits other AppStores to install apps, when it happens in their country does that mean the concerns were hyperbole or will their give-up their devices in protest.

 

[code-m]

No as a shareholder it is a concern about overzealous regulation and the potential side effects. Innovation in someone else’s back is not innovation, it’s theft.

Unfortunately Apple does business in countries with regulations along with their customers who vote the same people pushing for these regulations. Unless you have a better option this is the way presently.

 

[I7guy]

Unfortunately Apple does business in countries with regulations along with their customers who vote the same people pushing for these regulations. Unless you have a better option this is the way presently.

That doesn’t mean an opinion can’t be had in the matter.

 

[saudor]

No 3rd party app stores needed. This is happening right now in the walled garden.

but it’s easier to get a refund from apple than some developer