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U.S. Senate Panel Approves Antitrust Bill That Would Allow Sideloading
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If courts continue to rule that Apple is not in violation of anti-trust laws, that's precisely a scenario that would impel upon Congress the need for new legislation. U.S. antitrust laws haven't been updated since before software was even a thing. The entire point of Congress is to enact laws.
I've never purchased ANYTHING from Microsoft's App Store. I'm not forced to, unlike Apple. The ability to purchase whatever I want from wherever I want has always existed for Windows.
What you spell out is that you HAVE CHOICES. You can set your devices to allow only one source of apps, or not. BUT you have that choice. Not so with iPhone/iPad apps. See the difference?
Right. Because that's exactly how every other computing platform works, and especially because Apple owes absolutely none of its success to a vibrant 3rd-party app ecosystem.
What happened to the downvote button? I don't have to be angry at something for it to be wrong.
phone people really are the worst thing to happen to computing innovation ever.. their fear overwhelms them..
Thanks for the clarification. I am not sure this bill really open competition or even has the same intent as the BOCs you mention. I would actually think that using market cap and size as a trigger would be more risky. The concept of a closed App Store architecture (single App Store on a device) is the same regardless of market cap. Xbox store is only store on Xbox, Sony store is only store on PlayStation, App Store is only store on iOS. Sounds punitive to target only the one store on a platform over $xx market share.
Condescending people really are the worst thing to happen to computing innovation ever.. their insecurity and false sense of superiority overwhelms them..
but there are hax0r doods trying to get in their phones every day... so that means nobody gets freedom.
well, here is where we go apart, again, I think that scenario will actually happen.First thing when side loading would be enabled would be all the social media app (FB, TikTok and such) making their apps available on their own websites and put a whole new slew of new and old tracking mechanisms into those apps, then the hackers will start to create posts/links on those social media and start the scenario described in the post you responded to ... there are billions of people who blindly click on social media posts, they have no idea what might be behind this. You (I assume) and myself are the exception in that we pay attention and understand the dangers but 90+% of the user base are not. That user base will then go to Apple and ask for support, and when Apple will (rightfully) say sorry, they will start screaming about Apple ... that I what I believe is Apple's core motivation, their entire support model/user experience will suffer ...
And if you really believe there is no evil out there that will abuse side loading, then you are indeed in an imaginary world
Feinstein and Padilla may, however, be familiar with Apple’s lobbyists.
While Democrats and Republicans seem to be far apart on most issues, there are a handful of issues where there is notable bipartisan support. Infrastructure was one and passed the Senate 69-30. Big tech is another issue and this bill passed out of the 22-member committee with the support of 5 Republicans. In fact, I would say Manchin and Sinema would be in favor of this bill due to its bipartisan support, which those two are all about.
Couldn't agree more.
the general public cell phone users are non-technical and/or misinformed, their paranoia hurts everyone.
Well, the burning of witches also worked out, we have no witches anymore.
Please give us a list of the software you have written that is on a billion devices that has zero bugs.
I said goodbye to macOS security since I first started using Macs back in the late 1980s when we were able to get apps (freeware, shareware, paid ware) from anywhere we wanted and can still to this day. You know what? Zero problems since.
But go ahead and continue to spread your (and Apple's) FUD
Oh, please
Please tell me how opening the IOS platforms to side loading will INCREASE security.
As tech progresses, its users are becoming dumber and dumber.
I think that's a little unfair. People shouldn't have to have a fully working understanding of how a phone OS works, surely the whole point of advancement is to obscure that stuff away and just let you tell a machine what to do. People have been dumb/bad as computers since their invention, they're now just able to be dumb/bad in different ways.
I do see your point and we probably agree.
Any Windows in S mode can be turned off.
My previous post on page 7 (post 167), makes my view pretty clear.
I think having the Feds get involved is over the top.
Apple has been this way forever.
The original Apple computers had a SCSI port, because Steve did not want you to open the box.
Having to use a guitar pick to open an iMac was pretty stupid. Then glue everything back together. I watched a video on how to do it from OWC.
I guess Apple is too big to be told what to do.
Nobody is forced to buy Apple, but people love their iToys.
I’ve owned 2 iMacs. 1999 G3 & 2007 1st Aluminum Intel.
Now I have this refurbished 2019 iPad and an Apple TV.
Like when I used Windows 3 and went screaming back to DOS!
Stick a fork in me, I’m done.
Buying music on a rare occasion is all of my money Apple will ever see again.
Amazon uses MP3 VBR and that’s a no-no.
Partially agree, but - as longtime user, I don't want grandmas and technologically illiterate to be the ones that set the bar for everything. That's why we're talking about Apple giving a choice.
And if you do want to sideload use Android. Problem solved!
Im sideloading on my iPhone right now with AltStore.. be afraid... be very afraid.... BOO 👻
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