Listen "China shows us why Apple needs sideloading"
Episode Synopsis
Apple is complicit in Chinese censorship. There’s simply no other way to put it. Thousands of apps have been deleted from the Chinese Apple App Store, including recently a Quran app and a Bible app.
Plus hundreds of games, social apps, and more.
Apple has to do business in China. That's just realistic. And it has to obey the laws of countries it does business in. That's also just realistic.
Sideloading could enable both.
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Plus hundreds of games, social apps, and more.
Apple has to do business in China. That's just realistic. And it has to obey the laws of countries it does business in. That's also just realistic.
Sideloading could enable both.
Links:
Support TechFirst with $SMRT coins: https://rally.io/creator/SMRT/
Buy $SMRT to join a community focused on tech for good: the emerging world of smart matter. Access my private Slack, get your name in my book, suggest speakers for TechFirst ... and support my work.
TechFirst transcripts: https://johnkoetsier.com/category/tech-first/
Forbes columns: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/
Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/techfirst
Full videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/johnkoetsier?sub_confirmation=1
Keep in touch: https://twitter.com/johnkoetsier
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