Apple reportedly plans to charge developers if they offer sideloaded apps

As new European tech regulations are set to take effect in the coming
weeks, Apple is preparing for a future where it will be required to allow
users to download apps from sources outside of its App Store. The company hasn't shared details about how the process, called sideloading, will work,
but it seems it may not allow developers to circumvent the company's fees
and app review rules after all.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the App Store owner "plans to collect
fees from developers that offer downloads outside of the App Store" and
that it will require some kind of review for downloads that don't go
through its storefront. Sideloading would only be offered to iOS users in
the European Union in order to comply with the bloc's Digital Markets Act.

While the report notes Apple's plan hasn't been finalized, the strategy
would be in line with another significant change the company just made to
its US App Store policies. Last week, the company officially changed its
rules for US developers to enable in-app purchases that bypass the App
Store's billing system.

However, the new rules, which came after a lengthy court battle with
Fortnite developer Epic Games, stipulate that developers must still pay a
hefty 27 percent commission on purchases made outside of the App Store
(some smaller developers will only be charged 12 percent). The new rules
also give Apple the right to audit developers' records to ensure
compliance. That's already led to much criticism from Epic, Spotify and
other developers who have long been critical of the App Store's restrictive rules and fees.

If Apple were to charge developers for sideloading, that could lead to
similar criticism from app makers. The Digital Markets Act is set to go
into effect March 7, and even though Apple has yet to share its plan to
comply with the regulation, companies that have previously butted heads
with Cupertino over its rules are already preparing. Spotify, a longtime opponent of the App Store's commission, just previewed what the European version of its app will look like once users can pay for subscriptions and audiobooks inside of its app.

The Wall Street Journal also reports that Meta, another vocal Apple critic,
is working on its own project that would allow it to distribute developers' apps via Facebook ads. The effort, reportedly called "Project Neon"
internally, could allow the Facebook owner to compete with the App Store
more directly, at least in Europe.

https://www.engadget.com/apple-reportedly-plans-to-charge-developers-if-they-offer-sideloaded-apps-202345977.html
https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-plans-new-fees-and-restrictions-for-downloads-outside-app-store-f464f426
https://www.sammobile.com/opinion/charging-people-to-use-galaxy-ai-is-the-dumbest-idea-ever/
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/24/sideloading-in-europe-app-review-and-fees/

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On 2024-01-25, Enrico Papaloma <enrico@papaloma.net> wrote:

Apple reportedly plans to charge developers if they offer sideloaded
apps

WOMP WOMP 🤣

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On 2024-01-25 07:16:38 +0000, Enrico Papaloma said:

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The Wall Street Journal also reports that Meta, another vocal Apple critic, is working on its own project that would allow it to distribute developers' apps via Facebook ads. The effort, reportedly called "Project Neon" internally, could allow the Facebook owner to compete with the App Store
more directly, at least in Europe.

Nobody with more than one braincell should trust installing anything
via Farcebook anyway.

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badgolferman wrote:

Your Name wrote:

Nobody with more than one braincell should trust installing
anything via Farcebook anyway.

That reminds me, I've never had Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat,
TikTok, etc. accounts. Usenet is my social media. Are there any
others here like me?

Yes!

Usenet is my social media too... I am on some web forums and use
YouTube but definitely no Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/Tik-Tok
(etc.)here.

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Am 26.01.24 um 14:54 schrieb badgolferman:

Your Name wrote:

Nobody with more than one braincell should trust installing anything
via Farcebook anyway.

That reminds me, I've never had Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok,
etc. accounts. Usenet is my social media. Are there any others here
like me?

After some experience on social media: YES (or almost, with the
exception of Mastodon which I open once a month).

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On 2024-01-26 13:54:53 +0000, badgolferman said:

Your Name wrote:

Nobody with more than one braincell should trust installing anything
via Farcebook anyway.

That reminds me, I've never had Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok,
etc. accounts. Usenet is my social media. Are there any others here
like me?

I've never had any of them either: Farcebook, Twithead (now
X-Twithead), DikDok, etc. are all moronic crap used by the brainless generation.

I don't include Usenet or website forums as "Social Media". The
ridiculous Social Media" sites are the ones that exist solely to
promote yourself and boost your own ego. Although some people may use
Usent and forums for that purpose, but it isn't what they were designed
for.

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On 2024-01-26, badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

Your Name wrote:

Nobody with more than one braincell should trust installing anything
via Farcebook anyway.

That reminds me, I've never had Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok,
etc. accounts. Usenet is my social media. Are there any others here
like me?

I check Facebook, but not the way Meta wants me to. Instead of human
"friends" I follow a few software developers, Mac news outlets, public agencies, podcasts.

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Chris Schram <chrispam1@me.com> wrote:

I check Facebook, but not the way Meta wants me to. Instead of human "friends" I follow a few software developers, Mac news outlets, public agencies, podcasts.

I use Telegram similarly, where I "Join" the news-related channels.

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On Thu, 25 Jan 2024 08:16:38 +0100, Enrico Papaloma wrote:

https://www.engadget.com/apple-reportedly-plans-to-charge-developers-if-they-offer-sideloaded-apps-202345977.html
https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-plans-new-fees-and-restrictions-for-downloads-outside-app-store-f464f426
https://www.sammobile.com/opinion/charging-people-to-use-galaxy-ai-is-the-dumbest-idea-ever/
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/24/sideloading-in-europe-app-review-and-fees/

This says it direct.

"The deadline for compliance is March, and all eyes were on how Apple,
which is famous for not playing nicely with others, would react. Now the company has set out how it will comply with the law, and the result is the
sort of malicious compliance everyone was expecting."

https://www.engadget.com/apples-rivals-arent-happy-about-its-eu-app-store-changes-160032585.html

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