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EU's DMA recognizes the existence of gatekeepers and is supposed to make this kind of behavior unlawful and require allowing 3rd party app stores as an alternative

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That is not nearly enough and has nothing to do with app stores.

Nevermind.

Does Apple allow iDOS3 in the EU?

Doesn’t appear to be. They may not be in compliance with EU law. Companies should be allowed to police their own stores in jurisdictions where that’s allowed. I’m glad the App Store isn’t a mess like it is on my Android device. It’s one of the reasons my primary phone is an iPhone.

It’s worth noting that the rejection cited rule 4.7, which only applies on Apple’s App Store and not for Notarization [1]. I would think that if the dev applied for EU distribution it would likely be accepted.

By extension, Apple might then also accept it for the App Store to prevent third-party stores from having ‘exclusive apps’, as has happened with both Delta (and emulators in general) and UTM SE [2].

[1]: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#thi...

[2]: https://mastodon.social/@rileytestut/112791043604056224

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