Apple will be forced to permit sideloading of third-party apps by a European Union law.
According to The VergeApple wouldn’t be able to require users to use its app store as a result of the Digital Markets Act. Critics point out that Apple is now viewed as a monopoly because of this requirement.
Lawmakers said the law promoted “freedom to choose:”
“We believe that the owner of a smartphone should have the freedom to choose how to use it,” said European Commission spokesperson Johannes Bahrke said of the law. “This freedom includes being able to opt for alternative sources of apps on your smartphone. A smartphone owner could still use the secure and safe default app store to access their apps. On top of that, if a user so chooses, the DMA would allow a smartphone owner to also opt for other safe app stores.”
Developers would be able to use Apple’s App Store without being forced to use Apple’s payment systems.
Apple countered that it would reduce the security of its devices by implementing the law.
“Allowing sideloading would degrade the security of the iOS platform and expose users to serious security risks not only on third-party app stores, but also on the App Store,” Apple wrote in a report last year. Tim Cook argued that sideloading would “destroy the security of the iPhone.”
A statement The Verge, Apple reiterated its privacy concerns and said that “some provisions of the DMA will create unnecessary privacy and security vulnerabilities for our users while others will prohibit us from charging for intellectual property in which we invest a great deal.”
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