9to5MacJun 14, 2023
iOS 17 beta has no sideloading, but Craig Federighi says Apple might comply with EU https://9to5mac.com/2023/06/13/ios-17-beta-sideloading/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
iOS 17 beta has no sideloading, but Craig Federighi says Apple might comply with EU

Apple has come under scrutiny as governments around the world, especially the European Union, accuse the company of anti-competitive practices...

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Show threadAaron DoeJun 14, 2023
@9to5Mac Personally don’t want this to happen. Sideloading applications can have bad consequences for users that might be less technical than others and install malware ridden versions of “popular” apps.
Show threadDawidJun 14, 2023

@AaronDoe @9to5Mac if someone wants to use it, it's up to them. Their phone, their risk. Also, no one will force anyone to use it.

Android has sideloading since forever and I don't see this big malware wave there, like some people predict will happen on ios.

Show threadAaron DoeJun 14, 2023

@djvdq @9to5Mac Android has a massive malware issue (mainly Chinese off-branded ROMs) but also critical vulnerabilities found exploited on a wide scale for popular OEMs too.

Apple’s ecosystem has always been a walled garden, and imo should remain that way. Yes iOS has been exploited previously in the past. But it’s nowhere near as wide of an attack vector as Android is.

Android = Open Platform
iOS = Close Platform

EU shouldn’t get to force things on companies big or small.

Show threadDawid

@AaronDoe Apple is anticompetitive. It's why EU can, and should, intervene.

And I'm writing it as an Apple device's user.

If close platform is so good, then why MacOS is not closed, and you can install whatever you like?

Jun 14, 2023 at 6:12amWeb