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petesergeant ◴[] No.43534248[source]
So, the post author makes software for checking if bad apps are running on the phone, and is complaining that the banks are using their own home-grown system that they say violates Apple’s rules for checking for malicious apps, rather than doing is safely like the software the author sells does.
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Onavo ◴[] No.43534814[source]
For these sort of large, well connected, or state owned companies in Asia (banks, big local unicorns etc.), Apple has a lot of carve-outs and exceptions (see do-everything apps that contain mini app stores). They have to play nice else they find themselves "under investigation" or worse lose access to the entire market. There's no rule of law for them to litigate over breach of contract.
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1. agos ◴[] No.43535979[source]
there might be no rule of law but it's important to point out these exceptions because it weakens Apple's position when they harass other developers with the excuse of maintaining whatever it is that the walled garden provides