Big if true. Apple owners might actually be owners of their devices.
Comment on Japan prepares regulation requiring Apple to allow sideloading
NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 1 year ago
legislation is expected to be sent to parliament next year and focuses on four areas: app stores and payments, search, browsers, and operating systems.
We also get Linux on iPhones??
And the talk is just about sideloading… :-)
electric@lemmy.world 1 year ago
driveway@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
They don’t care.
FlorianSimon@sh.itjust.works 1 year 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!
Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 year 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 1 year 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.
AzureRT@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Just give your kid an iPhone from AxiExpress
flooppoolf@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Go see all the crazy kids on r/jailbreak asking the same questions over and over
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 1 year ago
lol right
Good luck getting any of the hardware to work properly without Apple’s help.
doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s actually not that hard once you have access. ARM Chips can be difficult to get into, but programming for them is not that hard. The peripherals and other segments might be married components but that should be fine as long as they don’t get swapped out at any point.
onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 year ago
I do wonder what they mean with “operating systems”. If they legislate that iPhones should allow operating systems besides iOS to be installed, that would be huge. Android, Linux, or BSD on an iPhone… imagine!
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olafurp@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I personally can’t wait for open sourcing of mobile drivers / driver apis. That will finally allow stuff like turning off phone components for Linux mobile system and not have gyro for some specific phones.
doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Wouldn’t putting Android on an iPhone be redundant? It would have less features and capability for a higher cost.
onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 year ago
Not if the phone isn’t getting updates anymore or second-hand and the user doesn’t want to use iOS.
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doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 1 year ago
What’s up with the creative commons link?
lledrtx@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Are you saying Android has less features and capabilities? Or am I reading it wrong?
doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You’re indeed reading that incorrectly. You can see clearly that I’m saying the iPhone with Android OS has less features for a higher cost (Compared To an Android Phone).
The reason that’s implied is because I included cost, because compared to an iPhone with iOS the cost wouldn’t change at all.
iPhone has less lenses, lower megapixels, less zoom, and the charging cables are less effective or in many cases use proprietary charger instead of ?USB-C, among other things.
SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 1 year ago
I would assume it’s to use the chips but that only works if they’re forced to provide proper drivers for the full hardware
Xatolos@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Most likely it means what the OS allows and won’t allow. In this case, it will focus on iOS and allowing you to install software without using the app store (3rd party stores)