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		alt227 on March 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPh... All anyone is asking them to do is allow different types of app on the app store. How is that making the device harder to use?

kiitos on March 26, 2024 [–]

Because if you allow apps that haven't been vetted by Apple to be downloaded and executed via the app store, then grandma is inevitably going to run some malware that drains her 401k to a teenager in Russia.

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