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		manigandham on June 10, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple is threatening to remove Fanhouse unless the... None of that is lost with the ability to have alternative app stores. Creating more choice is the the opposite of forcing anything on users.

martimarkov on June 10, 2021 [–]

It increases the attack vectors for the platform

manigandham on June 10, 2021 | [–]

Maybe, but unlikely. The operating system still needs provide APIs and access. Alternate app stores doesn't mean apps can do anything they want on the device.

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