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Through gritted teeth, Apple and Google allow alternative app stores in Japan
(www.theregister.com)
this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2025
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Notarization requirements mean that they still maintain total control over the operating system and what software it can run. These kinds of onerous requirements keep the bar artificially high for competitors and are only possible because they are still enforcing their monopolistic control over the platform.
So no, they're not complying at all actually. They're just doing the same thing in a different way.
Exactly what Google was trying to enforce with their mandatory developer verification/app signing until they backed down. Hopefully that lasts for a while, but the future of open computing isn't bright...
The article doesn't go into detail about how the notarization works. I would hope that users can choose to only use notorized apps, or accept the risk.
European iOS still requires """notorization""" (app signing by Apple-verified developers), so I wouldn't hold my breath.