[post-it]

Yes it is, and no they didn't. Apple has to allow (heavily restricted) alternative app stores, and I'm not clear on whether any actually exist right now.

[yxhuvud]

What Apple restricts and is legal are not the same. Apple is doing malicious compliance and the legal system ain't buying it. But it takes some time and iterations to shake out.

[blell]

The legal system has said absolutely nothing about what Apple is doing yet.

[singpolyma3]

https://altstore.io/

[shafyy]

My understanding is that how Apple is restricting the alternative app stores is also illegal in EU, so I don't thinkt this is the end of this story.

[jajuuka]

It's almost two years and they are still doing it. So they are moving mighty slow if that is the case.

[shafyy]

Yes, these things move slowly, but they do move =)

[jajuuka]

They have moved much faster on much more complex plans though. If this is a case of Apple breaking the law then surely they wouldn't need over two years to tell them to stop it? The EU regulations seem largely to be, you need to do X and you need to figure out how to comply by Y date. They aren't gently guiding these corporations to compliance.

So I'm leaning more towards Apple is in compliance and the common perception is incorrect. Which is fairly common when it comes to laws and regulations of any country.

[shafyy]

Can you give an example of where a legal matter on this level has been resolved "much faster"?