Xepher@lemm.ee to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoApple releases first iOS 17.3 and macOS 14.3 betas alongside visionOS 1.0 beta 79to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up137arrow-down13
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkApple releases first iOS 17.3 and macOS 14.3 betas alongside visionOS 1.0 beta 79to5mac.comXepher@lemm.ee to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareGlitterInfection@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down6·edit-211 months agoThe first time Amazon tried to force me to use their app store to get an app I left Android and never looked back. By forcing Apple to support anybody putting their own app store on it you are removing the walled garden and removing choice from the marketplace. If you want sideloading, stay on android. It doesn’t affect you that I have and want a walled garden so stop complaining. Problem solved.
minus-squarebamboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoHow is only allowing Apple’s App Store considered “choice”? What are you choosing?
minus-squareGlitterInfection@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoI am choosing privacy, security, and user experience over Epic Games making extra money off of me.
minus-squarebamboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoThat’s a false dichotomy. You aren’t giving up anything by letting other people sideload.
minus-squareGlitterInfection@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoI am giving up privacy, security, and user experience by my chosen walled garden being forced to allow alternative app stores on the platform. I already have the choice to pay significantly less for a worse product that doesn’t have these things and allows sideloading. You are the one removing my choice.
The first time Amazon tried to force me to use their app store to get an app I left Android and never looked back.
By forcing Apple to support anybody putting their own app store on it you are removing the walled garden and removing choice from the marketplace.
If you want sideloading, stay on android. It doesn’t affect you that I have and want a walled garden so stop complaining. Problem solved.
How is only allowing Apple’s App Store considered “choice”? What are you choosing?
I am choosing privacy, security, and user experience over Epic Games making extra money off of me.
That’s a false dichotomy. You aren’t giving up anything by letting other people sideload.
I am giving up privacy, security, and user experience by my chosen walled garden being forced to allow alternative app stores on the platform.
I already have the choice to pay significantly less for a worse product that doesn’t have these things and allows sideloading.
You are the one removing my choice.