Apple on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down an order requiring changes to its App Store rules stemming from an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" owner Epic Games.
  • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
    54·
    9 months ago

    If sideloading were legal, it would definitely solve the issue

    It wouldn’t solve anything. It would allow for one thing while simultaneously introducing a host of entirely different problems.

    Also, sideloading is already legal and Apple allows it. It’s how things like AltStore exist.

    • KirbySSM@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      AltStore - 3 app limit (AltStore counts as an app), every app needs to be resigned once every week Requirement to bypass: $100/year (dev account)

      • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        The majority of users do not and would not use sideloading so, although cumbersome, the limit is perfectly acceptable in 99.9% of cases.