Maybe I am going to hate iOS a little less after this court ruling. We will see.
Still no good side-loading options, though.
Discussion
No no. Continue to hate them. They would prefer this decision had gone the other way so they could force all commerce on iOS to go through their payment rails. They will only allow you to use other methods because they were made to when they should have voluntarily given users freedom.
Imagine actually giving Apple money in 2025 😵💫
step by step
Not so fast and don't hold your breath. The Empire will strike back.
Apple responded to the court’s ruling with the following statement: “We strongly disagree with the decision. We will comply with the court’s order and we will appeal.”
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/01/read-the-juiciest-bits-from-the-apple-epic-court-ruling/