It’s almost that time! With the Apple event happening tomorrow, we’ll use this mega thread to talk about expectations, predictions, and anything else related to the big event.
Tomorrow, we’ll have a live event thread to discuss each announcement as it happens.
I just want to see iOS opening to other app stores
I’m not sure how I feel about this.
The Apple tax sucks, but I don’t want to deal with every app needing its own launcher/store like in PC gaming.
Epic and Amazon will force their own stores on you (but maybe you’ll be able to buy kindle books).
I definitely don’t like how Apple sets a lot of guidelines around their App Store and blocks mature content, there’s not really a good justification for that in my opinion.
I wouldn’t be too concerned, see how it is on Android. Every major app is on the playstore, which takes a cut similar to Apple. The only exception that I can think of is fortnite, as well as many small open source apps. Fortnite cases are rare, as the game would need to be popular enough to make people willing to install it. That’s why no other large company or app has done it. Small open source apps are a plus to those who know of them. Platforms like f-droid are fantastic for finding free, zero-ads, zero-tracking apps.