Guess Apple really is determined to handicap the iPad as much as possible. iPad needs sideloading much more than iPhone! https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/26/ios-17-app-stores-and-more-ipad-changes/
iPad users will miss out on third-party app stores, browser engines, and more - 9to5Mac

Yesterday, Apple announced some major changes to the App Store and the broader iPhone platform in the European Union, including...

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*reluctantly moves “iPad Version of AltStore” to bottom of to-do list*

@rileytestut
Did you read this from @gruber ?
Hope your AltStore concept qualifies, but it sounds like the barriers are pretty high…

https://daringfireball.net/2024/01/apples_plans_for_the_dma

Apple’s Plans for the DMA in the European Union

The delicious irony in Apple’s not knowing if these massive proposals will be deemed DMA-compliant is that their dealings with the European Commission sound exactly like App Store developers’ dealings with Apple. Do all the work to build it first, and only *then* find out if it passes muster with the largely inscrutable rules.

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