As the Digital Markets Act antitrust law passed in the European Union, Apple has until March 2024 to let users...

Japan prepares regulation requiring Apple to allow sideloading::As the Digital Markets Act antitrust law passed in the European Union, Apple has until March 2024 to let users…

  • pearable@lemmy.mlEnglish
    555·
    2 years ago

    Having app developers be able to avoid Apples forced 30% fee is great. The fee is pure rent seeking masquerading as curation.

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
    481·
    2 years ago

    legislation is expected to be sent to parliament next year and focuses on four areas: app stores and payments, search, browsers, and operating systems.

    We also get Linux on iPhones??

    And the talk is just about sideloading… :-)

  • ipkpjersi@lemmy.mlEnglish
    423·
    2 years ago

    Based Japan once again. I would love to see other countries requiring this too, but I’m not going to hold my breath unfortunately.

  • _number8_@lemmy.worldEnglish
    251·
    2 years ago

    sideloading would be nice; i have no idea how people can get proper work done on an ipad as of now (especially with apple at one point acting like it was only a matter of time for them to replace laptops). everything is so overly glossy and surface level and designed for children or the elderly; you can’t actually DO anything!

    • M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
      10·
      2 years ago

      Even with side loading, you will still be pretty limited as the iPad is decently locked down. First of all it needs a decent window manager. That alone would go a long way.

      But honestly, these things should be running full blown macOS when they are docked to a mouse and keyboard.

      They had an 11” air at one point, so screen size can’t be the issue.

      • Tiger Jerusalem@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        This could be the real “pro” iPhone. Running m3, acting as a phone by itself and throwing a full macOS with Office and Adobe Cloud apps when docked.

        • M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          Yeah! Even if not an m3, the chip in the 15 pro is good enough for most people. If you really need more power then, get an m3.

          I’d love if my phone was my computer in that way.

    • M500@lemmy.mlEnglish
      61·
      2 years ago

      Yuh-huh! Just get a terminal emulator from the App Store. I will be just a few dollars a month. Then you can ssh into a Linux server you have somewhere.

      See it’s an entire computer!

    • chitak166@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      That’s the point. They want people to use devices where information is given to them, but they can’t interact with it or give something back.

      They literally want us scrolling tiktok all day before it’s time to get ready for work.

    • AlexWIWA@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      My iPad has basically become a YouTube machine. There are no useful productivity features, no file manager, and no good games coming out that aren’t already on PC with mods.

      Back in 2013 I loved my iPad, but now I’m thinking of just getting a surface

    • Telodzrum@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      2 years ago

      I don’t take a laptop with me when I travel, because the iPad is more than enough for my work needs for a few days. Working with large spreadsheets is the only thing I absolutely need a computer for.

      I have friends who are programmers and regularly work on just an iPad. As I understand it, they only need a computer for some more horsepower-hungry parts of their workflow.

      The real problem with iPads is iPadOS. It’s intentionally gimped so you need a computer for some tasks. The iPad Pro has more than enough processing power and memory for full workloads (as well it should, given the price point), the OS is the restricting factor.

    • Matriks404@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      2 years ago

      What real work can even be done on any tablet that is not running desktop OS? I guess you could write stuff or edit spreadsheets, but that’s it.

  • suoko@feddit.itEnglish
    32·
    2 years ago

    Usb-C, side loading, what’s next? APK or snap packages compatibility?

  • Fishytricks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    333·
    2 years ago

    I was against sideloading, because I’m in it for the walled garden and if governments were to use their own stalls to publish their apps, then, actually it doesn’t matter anymore! Our gov apps still invasive anyway, imo.

    For the clueless, the particular app scans your face with various coloured screens being blasted through the phone screen, doesn’t matter if you have face ID enabled or not, its their own scan.

    Power to sideloading.

    • squid_slime@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      2 years ago

      About 90% of my apps from fdroid. A Foss store that will do they’re best to ensure no anti or invasive features break through to my phone. I am certain that apple will have a similar store.

      • JustARegularNerd@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        Yeah, I’ll even go as far as to say that because F-Droid apps are usually not for profit you get actually good apps without ads or trying to sell you anything.

        They’re just an app that some dude found they needed and developed, and then made available for everyone else.

        This is the most jarring difference I find when I go to the App Store, so a FOSS repository for iOS would be so huge.

      • Fishytricks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        And I’m sure of that. Suffice to say it doesn’t matter because Apple’s walled garden allowed the Gov’s invasive app regardless.

        Just to be clear: it doesn’t matter because the walled garden sucked and didn’t work and I don’t mind a third party store anymore.