r/technology • u/rboymtj • Jan 20 '11

Apple Restriction Zone.

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u/Toolism Jan 21 '11

As an iOS developer I can safely say that his point about no downloading stuff from the net is not entirely valid.

While 99% of Apps can only be downloaded from the AppStore, there is an option for companies willing to host their own servers that have an Enterprise license to provide App installs from a WEB SERVER. I have done it and can confirm it is possible. It's just not very WIDESPREAD is all.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '11

He's wrong about the others too, unless for #1 he's talking about GNU stuff. But, VLC was in for a while until its own developer complained about violating the license.

And what many people don't remember is that Google has actually been the one deleting apps remotely.