Apple Pay on websites never took off in Europe. I see it very rarely supported in shops. I think I have used it once to buy a software license for an app for macOS, since Apple Pay became available in my country. So would not be a great loss, even if it happened.
We will see how this works. Maybe Apple will just have to make the App Store more attractive. You know, how it works when there is competition.
In the message you were responding to, the concern that many apps may just choose to forgo the App Store entirely was raised. I think this is valid, as we see that already in the Mac world. Rather than more choice that means people will have no choice but to compromise their security if they want to use certain apps. I'm sure the biggest ones (Facebook, Fortnight, etc.) are going to be the first to jump ship.
Has Facebook (Instagram, Whatsapp) left the Google PlayStore?
Do you also love apple telling you what you can and cannot buy?
I can (partly) get behind this proposal. Once Apple stops supporting a device, I think they should be forced for it to be rooted.
Apple doesn’t have that power. They can’t tell me I cannot buy a Samsung phone.
When a consumer buys a device knowing full well what it's limitations are prior to the purchase, how is that Apples fault?
Chrome has been detected on your Mac! You didn't get that off the Mac App Store! Your warranty is void! Apple is sending a kill code to your Mac now.
With how divided US is today, had the WWII happen today, Japan would’ve dealt way more damage.
Lets put it this way: iOS remains the preserve of premium mobile games and apps in spite of the early days of Cydia. Remember it was the hackers that forced Apple to even launch the app store in the first place.
Apple is telling you what apps you can install or not.
I would argue Apple can also tell you not to buy a Samsung Phone by hamstringing how compatible Android is with the ecosystem. If all your data is in iCloud then Apple is effectively forcing your hand. I'm not saying Apple shoud launch all their base apps on Android (which they should do and charge a sub for the priv) but being able to access basic data like my notes and contacts should be a legal requirement.
True, but Cydia required jailbreaking which was beyond teh ability or awareness of many usres. Sideloading won't be, so I think it will be interesting to see if it impacts piracy.
I imagine Apple will make it a little more abrasive than they are otherwise known for. They could for example make it so that you can only open up an iPhone for sideloading at an Apple Store or add in limitations to devices that have been jailbroken, eg no more Apple Pay. This is an Apple Service which they would be within their rights to remove access to. Apple like to make it as difficult as possible to leave the ecosystem on the hardware side so why should software be any different?
Sounds like they will need to compete for once instead of providing a subpar service as you describe it.
This is more correct but to what end? The app isn't going to be better or cheaper. So what's the point of buying it through a different store? And before you say competition, with whom? It's the same product in a different store at the same price.
