• MedoooMedooo@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    All i care about is supporting sideloaded apps + notifications. Hope it comes before the year ends.

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    1 year ago

    I am small time indie dev, that has published an open source app on the store. The 100 USD developer fee per year is really annoying me, since I hardly make any revenue with my niche type app. I hope they could stop charging Devs so much. Kind of like google.

  • IssyWalton@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    They are inevitable but I do wonder how they would work. I’m sure Apple will have nothing to do with them other than allowing a store onto their platform.

    Stores need to be run which cost time and money. Who would you be buying an app from; I suspect it won’t be Apple so good luck if you have a complaint or getting your money back or it screws your device… Devs will have to handle and manage secure payments systems - extra cost. Devs will have to pay the store for being included and managed in it.

    Companies like Epic and dating apps were only interested in grasping yet more money from customers with fewer protections

  • Mueton@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    3rd party app stores are screaming porn, scam and low quality apps to me. I‘d stick with the Apple app store.

  • w3bCraw1er@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I left Apple iPhone the first time since iPhone 1. I need two things, easy side loading and one physical SIM slot and at least 1 eSim. It looks like the physical SIM is not coming back but side loading will bring me back.

  • purplemountain01@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I’m not buying it. Apple wants to be in control of EVERYTHING and doesn’t want to actually compete. I’m all for giving options and freedom to the consumer, user and developers.

    Third party app stores have their uses. Their are some app stores like F-Droid that only allow free open-sourced apps, some 3rd party app stores won’t have as tight as rules as Apple app store and could let devs offer their own payment structure in-app which the Apple app store does not allow. Or some 3rd party app stores may not allow or have to require Apple’s proprietary frameworks in order for the app to function. This is similar to Aurora store for Android.

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    1 year ago

    Oh cool, I wonder if someone will port windowserver to iPad and make it more macOS like.