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Comment by matt3210 | Hacker News Reader

Myself with AAPL stock: this is bad

Myself as a tech enthusiast: this is good

This is not happening to Apple. Apple does it to themselves. They have every opportunity not to make it as painful for them as it is.

Android already allows alternative browsers and app stores. It might not be quite up to DMA but it hasn’t ruined Google/Android. It won’t ruin Apple either. They could’ve spun it as a big win same that did with the switch to USB-C. They could’ve complied quietly and it would disappear from news in a week. They make it a drama worth updating on every other day.

Has anyone ever demanded alternative app stores for Android? Besides whatever is out there for jailbroken devices... Cydia it was?

Don't think so because you can sideload. Alternative app stores are a solution looking for a problem.

> Has anyone ever demanded alternative app stores for Android?

There's no need to demand. It has always been possible to install alternative app stores on Android.

F-Droid is quite significant on Android.

As far as I can tell DMA doesn’t strictly require alternative app stores. It only requires that there were ways to get apps on your phone without having to go through Apple’s App Store. And it seems no app store is a compliant option as Apple just today announced direct app downloads from the web. So this whole comlex process with alternate app store rules, applications, APIs is another mess Apple made for themselves.

Felt similarly back in the days when I bought my first house but had to buy another one (because reasons):

- Property owner: can house prices just go up and rise my equity

- Prospect house buyer: can house prices just stay sane until I buy again

I'm not sure but long-term, increased competition might be a win for AAPL stock and force them out of their slump and light a fire under them again.

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