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@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.

Dawid Jun 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.

@djvdq @9to5Mac I will say though for most users it’s fine enabling sideloading of applications.

But it’s crucial the vulnerable users are thought of as well in the conversation.

@AaronDoe @djvdq @9to5Mac “for most users it’s fine”.

Hence why we shouldn’t cripple the experience for the majority because a minority could get infected. And as I stated in my other comment, here’s where anti-malware protection comes into play.

@musser @djvdq @9to5Mac Why need extra protection when the platform is already closed 🤷‍♂️

Opening the door for no reason, all apps you need are on the AppStore. The only reason people fight for sideloading is for the edge cases of apps Apple doesn’t approve, or for Piracy/Pornography/Gambling applications which have restrictions or are outright banned on the platform.

@AaronDoe @djvdq @9to5Mac That’s not why people fight for sideloading. Competition and fair deals for app developers is the reason why people fight for it. It’d also allow for privacy focused applications like Mullvad VPN to support their alternative payment methods in their app and they could offer the same price for iOS users as everyone else get.

@AaronDoe @djvdq @9to5Mac My guess would be that the most commonly downloaded apps outside the App Store would be apps like Fortnite and Spotify which have openly criticized apples 30% cut.

@musser @djvdq @9to5Mac But this is where the EU shouldn’t get a say.

Without Apple the iPhone and so on wouldn’t exist, they make the devices, they have their own AppStore, they have the right to charge what they’d like.

Sony the same with the PlayStation, all digital games HAVE to be brought through their store which is fair as they’re the platform holder.

Why should other platforms get to take a piece of the pie when these companies bring in the high user bases.

@AaronDoe @djvdq @9to5Mac EU can say whatever they want. We’re an democracy just like when UK-citizens democratically voted to not be a member of the EU, and therefore lose all your possibilities to affect these decisions.

@musser @djvdq @9to5Mac Okay, but going with that should the EU be able to dictate what American and Japanese companies do with their products and services.

As the rest of the world shouldn’t be forced on their practices.

@AaronDoe @djvdq @9to5Mac They don’t dictate what American or Japanese companies do. American and Japanese companies can simply decide to not operate in EU if they can’t or don’t want to comply with European law.

Aaron Doe

@musser @djvdq @9to5Mac But they are forced. What company is going to pull the plug on one of their most profitable markets?

@AaronDoe @djvdq @9to5Mac So sideloading isn’t that bad then after all?

If sideloading would hurt companies in a meaningful way they’d simply decide to exit the market.

EUs goal is to protect European companies and citizens, giving European citizens and companies better consumer rights and competitive markets goes above letting the world’s richest company to “exploit” Europe without regulations.