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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...

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[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The #1 thing they provide is exposure.

The vast majority of users simply won't download and install something they find on a website on their phones.

[–] aubertlone@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Thankfully, it seems like places like the EU and now Japan are considering ALL use cases, not just the majority of them.

[–] nutt_goblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Unless it's fortnite and has a giant marketing engine behind it

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Even I don't install random apps if they aren't on the playstore or fdroid