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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...

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[-] [email protected] 35 points 2 years ago

The #1 thing they provide is exposure.

The vast majority of users simply won't download and install something they find on a website on their phones.

[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

Thankfully, it seems like places like the EU and now Japan are considering ALL use cases, not just the majority of them.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Unless it's fortnite and has a giant marketing engine behind it

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Even I don't install random apps if they aren't on the playstore or fdroid

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