cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/21906358
Apple announces support for alternative app marketplaces, web browser engines in the EU with iOS 17.4
Updated the link to a better source that gives a more detailed overview.
So Apple still wants to have the power to reject apps from third party app stores.
Curious if that will pass the EUs “Gatekeeper Law”, when they explicitly want to stay the gatekeeper, even if unpaid.
I think this is probably partially a way of indemnifying themselves against any potential problems that users have will malware. There are two outcomes:
- Apple retains gatekeeper prerogative - keeps an eye on any software too problematic
- Brussels says ‘No’, and Apple can subsequently say ‘well we wanted to prevent malware but the EU told us we can’t so sorry your phone was compromised, but you are on your own’.