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Apple has 90 days to allow app sideloading in Brazil (www.theverge.com)
submitted 5 days ago by schizoidman@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/33467479

Brazil could be the next market to get iOS sideloading.

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[โ€“] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 77 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Why do people find it acceptable to use the bizarre word "sideloading" for the fundamental operation of "installing one's own software on one's own device"?

[โ€“] archchan@lemmy.ml 20 points 5 days ago

Corpo marketing to obfuscate the idea of installing software and nurture dependency to pre-installed proprietary repositories for an entire crowd of dependent non-tech savvy users that doesn't know what an apk is probably.

I avoid using the term unless I'm being cheeky about "sideloading" from Google Play.

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