Apple will allow the installation of third-party applications on the iPhone and iPad

One of the main factors that discourage Android users from switching to iOS devices is the closed nature

In particular, the most striking example of this is the inability to install applications from third-party sources on iPhones and iPads, as well as negative experienceswhich was fully felt by Russian iPhone users this year.However, very soon, the perennial walls of the App Store's "apple orchard" may finally collapse.According to Bloomberg, Apple is preparing to allow the installation of apps from third-party sources.

Причиной тому стал вступивший 1 ноября новый EU law obliging platform companies to open their platforms to third-party companies and developers. Failure to comply with the law will result in a hefty fine of 20% of global revenue, which in the case of Apple will amount to about $ 80 billion a year. Presumably, initially restrictions will be removed from the iPhone and iPad for the European market, but if other countries pass a similar bill, Apple will be forced to make this practice universal. By the way, in the US, a similar law is already being discussed.

Близкие к Apple источники сообщают об активной work on the discovery of “key elements of Apple platforms”, on the implementation of which a significant share of resources has been devoted. Previously, the European Union also obliged Apple to abandon the outdated Lightning connector, thanks to which iPhone 15 could receive a universal USB-C port next year.

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Sourced from bloomberg.com