It’s not so simple because Apple makes it part of a larger security policy which concerns all methods of running custom code on iOS, including emulators, browser engines, shell terminals, programming languages etc. It also makes an exception for teaching apps under certain conditions. So it’s not easy to argue that it’s aimed specifically at subverting browser competition.
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
[Apple] App Store forbids third-party browser engines
This sounds like food for a major anti-trust lawsuit.
Hope at least EU cares for that.
lemmyvore@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Sure, that’s very easy to argue. If they don’t want “anyone’s” software to run, then they need to offer a certification process. Without making that hilariously hard or expensive of course.
lemmyvore@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Why do they need to offer a certification process?
Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Security can’t be a reason for locking out all competition.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Already taken care of, with the Digital Markets Act that’s coming into force soon.
QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The DMA does not require Apple to allow alternative browser engines to use JIT compilation, meaning that while they will be allowed, their performance will be crippled compared to WebKit.