🔗 linkblog: my thoughts on 'Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone - The Verge'

25 January 2024 - kudos:

Sideloading for Americans, too, please. link to “Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone - The Verge”

🔗 linkblog: just read '‘Sideloading is a cyber criminal’s best friend,’ according to Apple’s software chief - The Verge'

3 November 2021 - kudos:

By this logic, macOS is malware’s best friend by allowing users to install software outside the App Store. It’s a dumb argument. link to ‘‘Sideloading is a cyber criminal’s best friend,’ according to Apple’s software chief - The Verge’

🔗 linkblog: just read 'Apple and Google Remove ‘Navalny’ Voting App in Russia - The New York Times'

17 September 2021 - kudos:

This is maybe the best example I’ve seen of app stores being a problematic model. Is there an Android app that could be sideloaded? Definitely isn’t for Apple, and that’s shameful. link to ‘Apple and Google Remove ‘Navalny’ Voting App in Russia - The New York Times’