Mr. Cook is 100% wrong about side-loading.,(reply>), @barnett25 Don't kid yourself: That will only happen if people are stupid and go to their usual grey-black market website and try to download paid apps for nothing there.,(reply>), @barnett25 I think there will be <b>some</b> malware but if you look at android, there doesn't seem to be a deluge of malware even though it (through a lot of effort) allows sideloading.,(reply>), @Leon Oh I agree that there is a huge incentive to sideload apps for legitimate developers. I just think a lot of people are downplaying the real risk that is hidden behind Apple's disingenuous self-serving claims about why they don't want to allow side loading. We have accepted for years that our computers can get viruses and malware, but I have many relatives that now avoid owning a computer rather than learn safe computing habits, because they can get by with a phone that they believe to be "safe". None of this is likely to affect me, but I am curious to see what happens.,(reply>), @barnett25 While it is definitely true that many people without technical knowledge might try to sideload malicious apps, it is also the fault of the OS developers that their software isn't secure enough.<br><br>Also, one might wonder why legit developers may wish to sideload apps onto iOS. Surely it has nothing to do with the annoying app store application process and the large 30% revenue cut. Even if it did, what could apple do? They need to earn some money to keep the lights on. /s,(reply>), Let's not kid ourselves, when sideloading first gets forced onto Apple as an easy to do thing, there will be tons of malware. Why would malware makers miss that opportunity? A huge market of non-technical users who don't understand they are basically kindergartners who broke out of the playground and are running around on the bad side of town. 🤣