>>kotaKa+(OP)
I predict Windows will end up going this route before Google backtracks on it.
This is the future; partially fuelled by malware, partially fuelled by the desire for platform control, and partially fuelled by government regulation.
>>wvenab+0I
The malware excuse is just a palatable false pretense. "We have to protect granny!" Of course, she is getting fleeced by plain scam calls, not somehow sideloading apks onto her idevice, but the truth doesn't help advance their narrative.
>>imhogu+xY
Did she ever get anything side loaded like that? I have downloaded malware by mistake before. Not once were they allowed to proceed with installation. The only way I got anything side loaded was if I installed the first one (which is always Fdroid) deliberately via ADB after I enabled the developer mode.