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China forced Apple to remove any app where the developer isn't registered in China. Meaning they asked Apple to remove 95% of the apps and games available in the App Store.

Poor iPhone users, basically they will get a "wechat handheld" and that's it...

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 80 points 1 year ago (19 children)

If Apple follows EU guidelines and opens their ecosystem to third-party app stores, like f Droid. Then this really won't be an issue

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

Third party app stores have zero bearing on this matter. China wants every developer to be registered. If new app stores were allowed, then those stores would have to comply and have all their developers registered.

This has nothing to do with App Store monopolies. Not even sure how the two got mixed together.

[–] GunnarRunnar@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So it's the same story for Android?

Yup, but since Google is not in China, we don't hear about Google complying, but every other Chinese app store is complying with this new law.

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