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by gabaix 133 days ago
They are not allowing other marketplaces, or creators themselves, to run apps on Apple devices directly.
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Why should they have to allow third parties to run apps on their platform? The fact that it is a clear security risk already gives them justification, but even looking past that, Apple is not the only platform that bars users from running third-party software or marketplaces on their products. For example, playstation, xbox, and switch all disallow running unauthorized games on their platforms. What makes Apple different?