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I mean, sure. If you want to actually read and understand the details then I suppose this is fine. But what if you just want to circle jerk on the internet? Eh? What do you have say about that? ๐
This is absolutely not fine, but it's probably not illegal under the EU DMA.
The theory I've heard is that is exactly why they are doing it now, as apple has set the "side loading" precedent in the EU.
I don't see how it's fine because it's basically just a loophole that makes the law useless isn't it? If they have ultimate authority over what is and isn't allowed on your phone, and the owner of the phone has no say in that, what do the details of how it happens matter?
The EU's goal is to increase competition. They want businesses, especially EU-based businesses to be more able to compete with established tech firms.
The EU does not particularly care about your ownership of your device or your right to create or install whatever software you want. The EU may even be a bit opposed to that and prefer a situation where it can pressure Apple and Google to ban things it doesn't like.
EU regulators are no more on your side than Apple is when it says its app store monopoly is for your protection.