That's because they force you to play in that playground.
Imagine if they did that on Macs.
Yay a worse experience for the costumer!
And no easy cancelation of subscription or refund requests. Just what we needed!
By the way, apple will still get 97% of the 30% it already gets.
lol…if everyone who thinks that Apple is wrong simply stopped buying iphones I suspect Apple would immediately cave in to customer demand.
The only reason that they continue to get away with it is because people don’t vote with their wallets.
I do struggle a bit to understand why Apple thinks this is so important for iOS but not macOS?
But of course less subscriptions and apps and stuff on macOS and less money to be lost, perhaps?
I think you're going to be sorely disappointed by how Apple implements side-loading
Did I say I trust Apple more? No, I don't believe I did. I don't trust ANYONE with unlimited power. Even if they're elected! Is that clear enough?
The only reason that they continue to get away with it is because people don’t vote with their wallets.
No.Does this mean that Spotify will be 30% cheaper in EU?
Does this mean that Spotify will be 30% cheaper in EU?
And nobody is forcing them to side load, so why are they wanting to restrict the freedom of others to do so if they choose?Or maybe enough people did precisely that and signalled that they do preferred a walled garden ecosystem over android.
For them, the inability to sideload is a feature, not a bug.
Thanks for the personal insult.Er … that’s precisely what they would do.
Just Because you suffer from Stockholm Syndrome, doesn’t mean everyone else does.
At least have the decency to own your victimhood.
And nobody is forcing them to side load, so why are they wanting to restrict the freedom of others to do so if they choose?
The user base for MacOS is different. It tends to be a lot more tech savvy. The iOS user base is predominantly made up of people whose technical nonce doesn’t go much beyond setting up a TV set. They’re a lot more likely to fall for scams, or find themselves paying for subscriptions they can’t cancel. To be honest, there’s enough of that on the App Store as it is. With companies opening up their own stores, this will become a flood.
I can understand this happens, but is it really that common if looking at the amount of Android devices that are out there? I’ve never heard of anyone in my surroundings getting malware in their phone.I could ask these people the same question. If they like sideloading so much, why not just get an android phone, rather than come onto my platform and change the things that I like and have grown accustomed to?
I have also posted countless times why I feel that sideloading is not a victimless act. It’s not so straightforward as “you don’t have to use it if you don’t like it” and everyone gets their way and is happy at the end of the day.
An example which I have shared numerous times (and which I am happy to share as many times as it takes is the incidence of malware.
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Android malware scam victims lost more than S$10 million in first half of 2023: Police
Over 750 cases of Android malware-related scams were reported in the first half of 2023, including 11 cases involving the unauthorised withdrawal of Central Provident Fund savings.www.channelnewsasia.com
Not saying iPhone users can’t fall prey to scams, but it says something when this particular scam affects only android users via a feature that wasn’t previously available on iOS. And Facebook is now looking to bring the same “feature” to iOS.
Or to put it another way, your “freedom” will be built on the millions of dollars scammed from users who will likely end up falling prey to malware once this becomes available in the EU, or maybe even elsewhere in the world if the practice ever becomes widespread.
I have.Then make it relatively convoluted to enable so only the more tech savvy will do it?
Ans quite a few not so tech savvy users on the Android side too.
I can understand this happens, but is it really that common if looking at the amount of Android devices that are out there? I’ve never heard of anyone in my surroundings getting malware in their phone.
I can understand this happens, but is it really that common if looking at the amount of Android devices that are out there? I’ve never heard of anyone in my surroundings getting malware in their phone.
Bad take, this and every one like it.“Hey Target if you think I’m paying you for shelf space you’re crazy”…”I demand you give me eye level space and sell my product and charge me nothing for that!”
Never heard of anything like that myself, not in the news nor per word of mouth.I don’t know anybody around me falling prey to this either (or maybe they did but didn’t want to admit it). But my local newspaper was basically reporting a new victim or two every week, to the point where even our police force issued an advisory on this. Even my banks have updated their banking app to not work if they detect the presence of sideloaded apps on one’s device.
It took over my local news cycle for quite a few months last year. I mean, you look at reports of people losing their entire life savings to this and you wonder “Apple solved this in 2007 and now people want to reintroduce a new vector of attack for malware and I am supposed to welcome this with open arms?”
It's so nice and refreshing to see Spotify immediately use dark patterns in these mockups already (i.e. not showing non-discounted price)