The regulations will oblige Apple and Google to allow users to download from app stores other than the ones on their proprietary platforms.

Japan is joining the EU in requiring mobile platforms open up for third party software, and allow third party payment processing.

Perhaps the increasing global regulatory pressure will make Apple concede on blocking third party software sources in general.

  • Jollins
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    1 year ago

    This is a great example. Vape apps were even allowed on the App Store for a while, then Apple banned them all of a sudden. There’s a general level of unpredictability with many categories of apps