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I’m not expecting much of a change to pricing, and I’m fine with that. It’s all the apps Apple has been blocking for all these years that I’m interested in. Particularly Firefox with its own engine, Google Assistant as the default voice assistant on iOS, and Steam as an actual distribution and installation method where we can buy iOS apps on Steam and play them on our phones.
This is a very lofty ideal. Especially something like Google assistant as a system default. That would require significant system-level changes that gave an application/service low-level access to your device. I just don’t see that happening.
Changing voice assistants is explicitly required in the DMA. There’s a lot in there in addition to sideloading. That’s why I’m surprised they’re leaving it to the last minute. It’s a huge change.