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by CharlesW 2018 days ago
> xCloud and Stadia have been trying to get iOS apps setup and Apple keeps stopping the apps.

Apple did indeed do that before they had guidelines that could accommodate this new streaming app distribution model. But now they do.[1]

These companies can choose other platforms if the iOS platform experience doesn't meet their needs, OR choose to support an iOS-compatible web distribution experience.[2]

[1] "Apple’s new App Store guidelines carve out loopholes for xCloud, Stadia, and other apps that Apple had blocked": https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/11/21432695/apple-new-app-st...

[2] "Microsoft is bringing xCloud to iOS via the web": https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/8/21508706/microsoft-xcloud...