EU antitrust chief tells Tim Cook Apple must allow third-party app stores
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The European Union's Margrethe Vestager has met with leaders of US Big Tech firms to discuss their operations in the EU, and with Apple's Tim Cook concentrated on the App Store and Apple Music.

EU antitrust chief to Tim Cook: Apple must allow third-party app stores::The European Union’s Margrethe Vestager has met with leaders of US Big Tech firms to discuss their operations in the EU, and with Apple’s Tim Cook concentrated on the App Store and Apple Music.

  • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    6 months ago

    So in the case that you are arguing there would be safeguards…you could continue to use the app store unhindered.

    People should be free to install what they want, if they end up with malware that is their problem I’m not giving 30% to Apple because fuckwits can’t excercise caution and educate themselves.

    F droid is exactly what we are arguing for in this case, literally the exact thing this side of the argument is trying to make Apple facilitate.

    • Spotlight7573@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      If poor security practices only affected those responsible, I might agree with you on that front. As shown from the 23andMe “breach” and also how botnets are formed, individuals’ poor security practices can affect many more people than just themselves. I feel we have a responsibility to protect people from doing stupid things, even if that might not be the most free thing to do.

    • seedd@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      6 months ago

      Android has sideloading and Google takes 30% cut too. Sideloading is pointless if majority people don’t know about it. Google for example will give you a fat warning if when you install f droid…oh this shit danger bro…don’t install it. Yeah, it is dangerous …for your business. Apple will do the same, oh technically we allow sideloading EU. And they will keep fearmongering. That is why this mentality of people that sideloading is alway bad needs to go away, for that only store like f droid should be allowed.

      • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        So you’re argument is that because we can’t get to perfect we shouldn’t even bother trying good?

        Competition regulators can mandate that large companies make their service available on multiple storefronts in the future but now we need them to mandate multiple storefronts.

        The regulators can prevent Google from making it more difficult to use an alternative store. These are iterative changes.