XPost: comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   Arno Welzel  wrote:   
   > Marion, 2025-04-07 22:34:   
   >   
   > [...]   
   > > When an IPA is installed on an iOS device, it's signed with a provisioning   
   > > profile that is tied to a specific Apple Developer account and a set of   
   > > authorized devices. For apps downloaded from the App Store, this process is   
   > > managed by Apple and linked to your Apple ID.   
   > >   
   > > All apps, even those which might be considered "free & open source" suffer   
   > > this process, since every single app ever downloaded from Apple's App Store   
   > > restricts their usage to the Apple ID that originally downloaded them.   
   >   
   > Well - in that case this is irrelevant, since free apps can be   
   > downloaded again from the original source.   
      
     I have no beef in this (non-)discussion, but you can only download   
   again, if the "original source" still exists!   
      
     That's often - and probably even most of the time - the case for   
   software downloaded from Apple's App Store. But in some cases, an app   
   might be withdrawn from the App Store, which means it is no longer   
   available for download/installation on a new device.   
      
     That *is* a difference with (free (as in no-cost)) Android apps and   
   many free Windows software. That's why I save Android APKs [1] and   
   Windows install packages, in case I want/need to install them on a new   
   device.  (Case in point: The *22 year old* Hamster news server which   
   brings you this article! :-))   
      
     So while 'Arlen' is obviously on another one of his troll sprees, he   
   *does* have a/this point.   
      
     Now back to lurking. Can somebody please pass the popcorn?   
      
   [...]   
      
   [1] Yes, I noted your comments that - depending on compatibility - a   
   saved APK might not be usable on a new device   
      
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