Sure they could’ve gone out of their way to create another developer account which also costs another yearly fee of 98,99€.
So it’s not okay for the developer to create another another that costs < 100€ but it’s okay for him to say that the CTF may bankrupt him? Like he did on his blog post? It would’ve been way cheaper and risk free for him to get another account than what he’s doing.
I agree that they could distribute it in the EU App Store, but even then a subscription would be required to cover costs
As I said before, I was okay paying for the App on the EU Stores, but the gatekeeping is bad taste.
You can also install it via the non-PAL AltStore or you can sideload it manually by signing the app manually, no store required.
Yes and then I’ve to refresh the App every 7 days…
You could also create a US Apple ID
There have been multiple people reporting that after iOS 17.4 you can’t do this anymore. Seems Apple applied more geolocation specific rules not only for EU users abroad but also the opposite.
Yes and then I’ve to refresh the App every 7 days…
Or you could pay Apple 98,99€ per year for a developer account (just like you suggest the developer of Delta should do with another account) and sign it for 365 days instead of 7.
Yeah, that would be a weird thing to do (and expensive), but as I said the emulator itself is completely free and the developer offers a more convenient way to install it in the EU via their own AltStore PAL for a tiny fee.
If you don’t agree with that, you’re on your own installing this app (well, the non-PAL AltStore actually helps you a lot in the process). The company making sideloading so difficult is Apple. Or you know, just don’t install Delta and move on.
Even as much as calling the developers’ decision “bullshit” comes off as super entitled. They owe you nothing and get flak for it. There’s nothing wrong with asking the developer in a friendly way if they could publish the app on the EU App Store, but it’s their decision after all.
the developer offers a more convenient way to install it in the EU via their own AltStore PAL for a tiny fee.
Having to install a 3rd party store isn’t, at all, “more convenient” than having Delta on the App Store and buying it for 0.50€.
Even as much as calling the developers’ decision “bullshit” comes off as super entitled. They owe you nothing and get flak for it
You are right, it was a big exaggerated from my part, but still he was the one accepting the “new terms” that brings the CTF and that caused an inequality situation between US and EU users. As Apple says here developers can keep operating under the “old terms” and not be subject to the CTF - the downside is that he wouldn’t be able to launch the AltStore under the same account.
So it’s not okay for the developer to create another another that costs < 100€ but it’s okay for him to say that the CTF may bankrupt him? Like he did on his blog post? It would’ve been way cheaper and risk free for him to get another account than what he’s doing.
As I said before, I was okay paying for the App on the EU Stores, but the gatekeeping is bad taste.
Yes and then I’ve to refresh the App every 7 days…
There have been multiple people reporting that after iOS 17.4 you can’t do this anymore. Seems Apple applied more geolocation specific rules not only for EU users abroad but also the opposite.
Or you could pay Apple 98,99€ per year for a developer account (just like you suggest the developer of Delta should do with another account) and sign it for 365 days instead of 7.
Yeah, that would be a weird thing to do (and expensive), but as I said the emulator itself is completely free and the developer offers a more convenient way to install it in the EU via their own AltStore PAL for a tiny fee.
If you don’t agree with that, you’re on your own installing this app (well, the non-PAL AltStore actually helps you a lot in the process). The company making sideloading so difficult is Apple. Or you know, just don’t install Delta and move on.
Even as much as calling the developers’ decision “bullshit” comes off as super entitled. They owe you nothing and get flak for it. There’s nothing wrong with asking the developer in a friendly way if they could publish the app on the EU App Store, but it’s their decision after all.
Having to install a 3rd party store isn’t, at all, “more convenient” than having Delta on the App Store and buying it for 0.50€.
You are right, it was a big exaggerated from my part, but still he was the one accepting the “new terms” that brings the CTF and that caused an inequality situation between US and EU users. As Apple says here developers can keep operating under the “old terms” and not be subject to the CTF - the downside is that he wouldn’t be able to launch the AltStore under the same account.