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		pennomi on Jan 25, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the Ap... Allowing users the ability to choose their preferred app store is dumb?

hot_gril on Jan 25, 2024 [–]

Yes, and more importantly, EU forcing Apple to do it is also dumb.

timeon on Jan 25, 2024 | [–]

Why?

riversflow on Jan 25, 2024 | | [–]

You can just buy another product. That's why it is dumb. There are plenty of great non-Apple smartphones on the market.

hot_gril on Jan 25, 2024 | | [–]

That and having many separate app stores would not be fun for most people. Got no horse in this race cause I never download apps anyway.

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