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Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU says

https://arstechnica.com/apple/2024/04/apple-must-open-ipados-to-sideloading-within-6-months-eu-says/

iPads must comply with the same DMA regulations as the iPhone.

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Speaking metaphorically they basically have to create "doors" for the hundreds of "walls" they made to originally prevent this.

I say "doors" since they will probably make them oddly shaped and hard to access to still make it difficult to allow you in.