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Apple to request US Supreme Court to reverse App Store ruling in Epic Games Case (www.ghacks.net)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/apple_enthusiast

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[–] infotainment 26 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Really hoping the EU finally forces Apple to open up their devices and we can be done with their nonsense. Let me use real Firefox on my iPad already!

[–] randomaccount43543 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Apple is legally required by the EU Digital Markets Act to allow 3rd party app stores on iOS by March 2024

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Markets_Act

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

And that will probably only ever apply to the app store in the EU.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would too but when it happens it’ll probably only apply to EU users

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, can't say I have much hope they'll allow sideloading everywhere, as much as I'd love it. Their restrictions around adult and cannabis-related apps are so silly.

[–] BoomBoomLemon 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

This is not going to be popular but Apple’s walled garden is why I am a customer. The fact that they don’t carry decades of baggage into to their ecosystem is a benefit. Did I hate that I had to leave a perfectly fine 2012 iMac because no more updates and missing features? Sure, but I got a decade out of one computer.

They control the hardware and software in a tightly integrated manner that works great. People who complain about this not being open… you’ve got other options. To me, it’s a product differentiator.

Before someone says I’m not capable of using a “real” OS, I ended up here in 2007 due to OSX with its *nix backend. I started time sharing on a VAX8800, built a career on Sun stuff, jumped to Linux in 1994 doing development (submitted driver updates, FAQs and more). I’ve never looked back and I’m certain I am as efficient and productive as I can be. I use Linux and Windows as well but for different things.

[–] sebi 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I get your point, but third-party app stores are optional. You can still only download apps from THE App Store.

And I get what you mean, when it comes to the longevity of devices. I feel like this will change in the future, but time will tell.

[–] BoomBoomLemon 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

While I sometimes get annoyed with Apple and the App Store policies, I also view this as a differentiator. It’s arguably more secure. It’s a trade off I can live with.

It will be interesting to see how Apple plays out the third party store.