App Store collapse? Sideloading spells the end of Apple’s walled garden

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Jason Perlow

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Jason Perlow

for Tech Broiler

| June 23, 2021 — 20:25 GMT (21:25 BST)

| Topic: Apple

While the two mobile device platforms are often compared for their similarities, Google’s Android platform has historically differed from Apple’s iOS (and iPadOS) in at least one significant way: Android has always permitted end users to sideload applications, which includes the use of alternative app stores such as Amazon’s. This alleviates concerns of app rejection and allows software developers to bypass the up to 30% fees collected from each transaction.

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Jason Perlow

By

Jason Perlow

for Tech Broiler

| June 23, 2021 — 20:25 GMT (21:25 BST)

| Topic: Apple