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Re: Sideloading is not evil - it's what almost all the common consumer operating systems do

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Apr 10, 2023, 9:09:52 PM4/10/23
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In article <87ile3m...@yahoo.com>, Po Lu <luan...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> > look no further than microsoft, who created wma/wmv, .net, active-x and
> > a host of other proprietary formats solely to lock people in. they're
> > still doing it, having released a version of windows that *only* allows
> > app store apps.
>
> OK, but then I haven't seen anyone using that version of MS-Windows.

not many do, but it exists.

> > installing apps on ios outside of the app store is easy for anyone who
> > is so inclined. it's a little more than toggling a switch in settings,
> > but it's not impossible, as the usual trolls try to claim.
>
> Would you please explain this procedure?

among the various options include enterprise deployment, test flight,
self-signing, xcode, configurator and altstore, all of which do not use
the app store.
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