To my mind, the big hazard is simply their reputation. A lot of folks are drawn to the iPhone/iPad because it’s ‘safe’. It’s never had a major virus issue, the products aren’t known to be crash-prone, etc. Apple’s vetting process and the single-entry-point of the App Store does a good job of preventing people from being stupid with their phones, really. If the result of this lawsuit is that sideloading and alternate app stores are allowed, I predict a whole lot of people being upset when their fancy new iPhone starts sending malware to their friends, “and all I did was put a bunch of Huawei emojis on it!”
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