Hellfire103@sopuli.xyz to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoSideloading won't be enabled where I livesopuli.xyzimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageSideloading won't be enabled where I livesopuli.xyzHellfire103@sopuli.xyz to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareBestBouclettes@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoTo be fair that’s not limited to Apple. Any company will follow the law to the letter, and lobby to change the law in their favour.
minus-squareMario_Dies.wav@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoOk, but Android wouldn’t have to allow sideloading by that logic, yet…
minus-squareSebKra@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoGoogle does indeed use Google Play Services to gate-keep the Ecosystem while keeping Android technically FOSS. Still better than Apple in this case, but hey… would you rather be hanged or beheaded?
To be fair that’s not limited to Apple. Any company will follow the law to the letter, and lobby to change the law in their favour.
Ok, but Android wouldn’t have to allow sideloading by that logic, yet…
Google does indeed use Google Play Services to gate-keep the Ecosystem while keeping Android technically FOSS. Still better than Apple in this case, but hey… would you rather be hanged or beheaded?