Crack in the Walled Garden: Apple’s App Monopoly Faces a Shake-Up

Having a monopoly on fun? Apple’s app store drama unfolds as courts juggle the fruit basket of market control. Will iPhones welcome new app store neighbors, or keep the walled garden intact? Stay tuned for the EU’s cliffhanger verdict!

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Watch out, folks – the Apple App Store monopoly might be crumbling like a cookie in Cookie Monster's hands! But before we cheer for the underdogs and their alternative app stores, let's not forget that Apple's 'walled garden' might just be the thing keeping the cyber pests away. Sideloading could be like inviting the Trojan horse to a garden party – you think you're getting more apps, but you might also be getting a free side of malware. And as for the rest of us using our iPhones for work and play, we're all about to become unwilling participants in the great iOS security experiment. Buckle up, buttercup – it's going to be a bumpy ride!

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