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Comment by junaru

9 hours ago

> They need to open up access to third party stores and third party browser engines.

Here in EU they did allow third party stores and all we got were shovelware sites with subscriptions. It added even more friction an shadiness to acquiring apps.

We need to sop pretending iOS third party stores are anything like what we envisioned them to be. They are not f-droid or anything even half as good. Apple complies with this impotent law because the law changes absolutely nothing for end user.

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fukka42  9 hours ago

> Here in EU they did allow third party stores

Hardly. They did everything they could to make it completely pointless. Your apps still need to be blessed by apple and you still need to pay them. It's embarrassing the EU is allowing this sham.

  • junaru  9 hours ago

    Exactly. The law achieved nothing yet its being championed overseas as 'move to the right direction' and 'progress'.