| > First, manual APK install has to be enabled in obscure settings that come with a "scary" warning. Don't see how this is necessarily a bad thing. It's a general security notification. > Then they can't provide auto-updates but require a manual confirmation for each version update. Again, how is this a deterrent? How many times a day do you have to accept the new changes? We've already established that the official store will always be designed to provide the best experience ootb compared to the 'installed' one. This is true for all the other platforms where you need manual intervention to install/maintain apps "unofficially". > Epic gave up on running their own store on Android due to the difficulties. This is a hard stretch > I do think that regulators need to force Apples hand - not being in control of your own device is not acceptable. ?? You'd be a fool to think Apple would give an equal footing to other competing stores in their own garden > But even then most business would remain on the official stores. Simple. Open it up and let the market decide this one out. > We also need legislation to curb the excessive fees charged by both Google and Apple. On this one I agree. Though it's a different for Apple which does not allow any other payment solutions other than themselves, unlike Google's store. This is not an apples to apples comparison. The Apple store monopoly should be broken up. It's time. |