ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoGoogle's shocking developer decree struggles to justify the urgent threat to F-Droidwww.neowin.netexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1663arrow-down12
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minus-squarebarnaclebutt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up83·4 days agoIsn’t this illegal in Europe? Was that the whole point of forcing apple to allow alternative app stores?
minus-squareprogandy@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·4 days agoTechnically, third party app stores are allowed. Developers “only” register with google to receive a developer certificate. Isn’t apple doing the same thing in response to the EU regulations and that has been allowed?
minus-squareJason2357@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 days agoSeems like a weasel around the requirement to get rid of the actual benefit of 3rd party stores.
minus-squarebigFab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down9·4 days agoI can’t believe how useless the EU regulations are.
Isn’t this illegal in Europe? Was that the whole point of forcing apple to allow alternative app stores?
Technically, third party app stores are allowed. Developers “only” register with google to receive a developer certificate. Isn’t apple doing the same thing in response to the EU regulations and that has been allowed?
Seems like a weasel around the requirement to get rid of the actual benefit of 3rd party stores.
I can’t believe how useless the EU regulations are.