While alternative app stores operate independently and are required by EU law, Apple is still in a position to exert some control. This became apparent a few weeks ago, when iTorrent users suddenly ran into trouble when installing the app.

Thought this was an interesting story, since it's pretty analagous to the recent Android situation, with third party app stores being enabled to some extent, but the company retaining ultimate censorship power.

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[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Android is not inherently a phone OS, it works on tablets too. Fair about iOS, though it's not unusual for folks to refer to the tablet OS as that, or just use it generally.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I feel like you're just being obtuse on purpose. There are many people, myself included, who would use a Linux phone if the OS was there and you could get one with flagship specs. As it stands, you cannot.

[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

sighs No, we aren't. We are glad, but honestly we are glad there are linux phones out there, they are easier to search for than linux tablets though.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The pawblem with the existing ones is that they all, as phones, suck.

[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 1 points 9 hours ago

Ah, okay, thanks for the info 🙂