On: AltStore: Alternative iOS app store that doesn't require a jailbreak

[jrockway]

I think if moderation of the apps you can install on iOS was going to become a legal issue, we would have already been there. The reality is, if Apple wrongs you, you can walk into Best Buy or whatever and buy and Android phone.

The smartphone ecosystem is very healthy, there are plenty of opportunities for everyone to get exactly what they want.

[greggman2 → jrockway]

If you buy an Android you can no longer commuicate with all your friends using iMessages. SO no, not quite "plenty of opportunities for everyone to get exactly what they want."

[filleduchaos → greggman2]

That, interestingly enough, is not really a matter of concern for the courts.

[mehhh → greggman2]

This is why its important to encourage the use of Libre alternatives including Matrix & Signal.

iMessage is the new Blackberry Messenger, it will have significant staying power, but walled garden messaging platforms don't last forever!