Japan prepares regulation requiring Apple to allow sideloading::As the Digital Markets Act antitrust law passed in the European Union, Apple has until March 2024 to let users…

  • Electric
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    226 months ago

    Big if true. Apple owners might actually be owners of their devices.

      • @FlorianSimon@sh.itjust.works
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        106 months ago

        By and large, probably… But I don’t think it’s true for everyone.

        As an iPad owner myself, I would love to ditch the OS! And I suppose alternative OSes would be pretty popular with the people jailbreaking their phones.

        I don’t want to impose alternative OSes on others. I would just like the option for me!

      • @AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml
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        56 months ago

        Not true. I’d love to be able to jailbreak again. I’m locked in to the ecosystem by work and a backlog of apps 15 years deep.

        Granted I’m on Lemmy so I guess I’m not a normal iOS user

      • @Lmaydev@programming.dev
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        06 months ago

        Yeah it’s literally a status symbol amongst kids.

        My kid is desperate for one but can’t give me a single compelling reason apart from they’re seen as cool.

        • @KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world
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          186 months ago

          I like Apple products because they just work. I have tried Windows, Linux, & Android, but I ultimately decided on just using the Apple Ecosystem (except for my gaming computer) because the products just work well. Sure they cost more and are locked down but I am willing to sacrifice those things for things for the boost in productivity.

          Apple isn’t for everybody but their products have upsides.

        • Sume
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          16 months ago

          Just give your kid an iPhone from AxiExpress