For those not aware, a few months ago after reaching out to me, YouTube contacted the App Store stating that Juno does not adhere to YouTube guidelines and modifies the website in a way they don’t approve of, and alludes to their trademarks and iconography. I don’t personally agree with this, as Juno is just a web view, and acts as little more than a browser extension that modifies CSS to make the website and video player look more “visionOS” like.
  • Hux@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I hope this frees up time to invest more time in a passion project for himself. I want nothing but contentment for that guy.

  • misk@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I was extremely surprised that Apple let Christian publish this originally, they have blocked alternative YouTube clients for years. At the time I thought that Apple is doing this to spite Google who didn’t release native app for VisionOS. Christian had a good relationship with Apple and could deliver something high quality so there’s that too. Curious that they changed their mind but it’s safe to assume Apple and Google had to work it out.

    Sent from Apollo Voyager

  • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 months ago

    this sort of thing is exactly why mozilla, firefox, and - more specifically - a non-profit internet is essential to it’s survival. two for profit ad-driven companies being the gatekeepers of the internet is horrible.

  • Soup@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    We should be fighting the laws that enable them to do this shit instead of whining about how Apple is adhering to them being allowed to protect their IP from people circumventing their bullshit forced ads.

    Apple, for all their faults elsewhere, is only complying to what YouTube has a legal right to do. Don’t like it? Go after the law. Not those that have to abide it.

    The problem isn’t Apple. It’s the laws that allow YouTube to do the heinous bullshit they do.

    Man. Lemmy really needs a stickied post in every community that defines nuance and how to properly use it in everyday situations.

  • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
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    2 months ago

    YT shooting themselves in the foot here. Someone makes a third party client that keeps ads and doesnt allow for downloading, and generally (probably) makes the YT experience not absolute shit and they have to get rid of it, ensuring people just keep using the ones that do.

  • LunchMoneyThief@links.hackliberty.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Direct consequence of sourcing all your software from a centralized, huge corporation controlled “app store”. That is hilarious.

    Will mobile users ever tire of getting b1tchslapped by their masters?