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Apple has announced it will allow web distribution of apps on iPhone in the EU beginning this spring.
Apple has once again shifted its approach to supporting side-loading on iOS devices in Europe.
Apple informed developers that they will be able to sell their apps on websites in the EU, not just through Apple's App Store or third-party app marketplaces. It's the first time Apple has ever allowed a form of sideloading on iOS, although there are still restrictions in place.
Apple's Core Technology Fee has become the latest flashpoint in its ongoing battle with app developers over App Store policies.
A noted Apple critic used the terms "malicious compliance" and "hot garbage" to describe the company's elaborate rules for sideloading apps.