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  • Please don't wish for a 'free' App Store

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    ranson said:
    It's not about who shouts loud enough. It is about which government agency is going to reign in Apple first, and force them to permit freedom of choice on devices that their customers own. My bet is that the EU will move first, and it will happen in the next 6-9 months. The handwriting is on the wall and there will ultimately be no alternative for Apple. The resistance between now and that time is simply a delay tactic and Apple knows it.
    I just hope you are there pushing the government to open up all digital and traditional businesses as well please.  All diabetic monitors should allow any strips to be used. All TV platforms should be opened including Samsung, LG, Vizio, Fire TV, and Roku -- HBO Max shouldn't be held hostage to Roku or Amazon for not wanting to share!  Anyone should be able to have Walmart, Amazon, or Target sell their product, with no slotting fees!  I should be able to reprogram my car's computers.. all of them, but certainly the infotainment stuff, right?

    If you own it, you should be able to do whatever.  I fear the outrage culture here will have governments  forcing Apple to change  and appease, and it will be great for some, but terrible for many, many others..  Entitlements is alive and well.
    israndyspock1234cat52watto_cobra

  • Please don't wish for a 'free' App Store

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    OutdoorAppDeveloper said:
    This is why iOS needs a "Pro Mode". Users who want a safe app environment can stick with the Apple moderated App Store while users who do not want any restrictions can switch to pro mode and install any app store they want free of Apple's SDK restrictions. Pro mode users would be responsible for their own security and should expect malware, apps that drain the battery in the back ground and so on (just like on laptop and desktop computers). They would also be able to install anti-malware apps as well as the professional tools they need to get work done. Personally, I would stick with the safe mode on my main iPhone and use pro mode on older devices and my iPad.

    This is about personal choice and personal responsibility. Greater power and greater responsibility for the users that need it. Greater safety for users that don't.
    Ever heard of the developer program? You can side load an app there.  For the general public, no!  iOS does not need to become the situation I have seen for decades on Windows.  As for MacOS, great, iOS was created from the get go as a next gen OS  for appliances like phones, tablets, TVs, etc.. MacOS is a general purpose computer (PC) with a nice Unix based OS on it. 

    You have a choice if iOS doesn't work for you; Android. Lot of choice and openness there.  
    SpamSandwichisrandyspock1234tmaycat52watto_cobra

  • Please don't wish for a 'free' App Store

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    Your last point is the problem. 

    Folk won't take responsibility for what they install from places outside the Apple ecosystem. They'll want Apple to fix their phones that they've installed god-knows-what from god-knows-where. They'll take to Twitter and complain that the battery life of their phone has halved since they've installed a piece or software that Apple has never seen and has no visibility over. They will not be able to prevent folk from installing cracked and insecure profiles that lay the platform open to malware.

    Seriously, there are other phones out there which allow you to install whatever you want. If Apple doesn't want to do that then I can't see why they should be forced to.
    BINGO!  As it is, they complain and everything is a "gate."  Too many people I know on Android fall for the 'free' pirated stuff they side load from an article, or a friend, or a son/daughter doing for a parent, and then complain about the problems caused by it.  There is a pro mode on iOS and it is called developer program, and for large companies, enterprise certificates.
    cat52watto_cobra

  • Please don't wish for a 'free' App Store

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    ranson said:
    Owners of an iPhone should be able to install whatever software they want on it, without fear of their warranty for the hardware being voided. Apple impeding that ability (and bloggers discouraging it) is not a Good Thing. Certainly people should install software at their own peril, but adults who own their devices should not have someone else dictate that for them.
    Anything you buy has restrictions, so don't single out one smartphone company.  Do you get to install whatever you want on LG, Samsung, or Vizio TVs How about Roku?  Do you get to install apps on car infotainment screens? You want an iPhone, but don't like the policies? Put your money where your whine is and take it to a competitor. Some of us would prefer an appliance model that works. Now, if there were no other competitor in smartphones, maybe you have a point.
    SpamSandwichRayz2016israndyspock1234tmaycat52watto_cobra

  • US Justice Department allegedly wants new spinoff carrier as condition of Sprint & T-Mobil...

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    While it would be nice to have a 4th national carrier, if the government was truly serious about that, it might want to see if Verizon and AT&T would want to (or maybe be forced to?) contribute to it as well, given that a combined T-Mobile and Sprint would still have fewer subscribers than either of the top two. Handcuffing the 3rd and 4th carrier only prolongs the strength of nos. 1 and 2.
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