I’m betting countries that do qualify will have a massive uptick in phones sold, but also a massive uptick in phones being smuggled out of the country.
Its not going to be hardware level lock but linked to Apple ID region. For some it will definitely be worth jumping through some hoops but I think 99% will bail at having to arrange payment method that confirms their EU residency.
I’m betting countries that do qualify will have a massive uptick in phones sold, but also a massive uptick in phones being smuggled out of the country.
I honestly doubt that. The average user doesn’t care about this, they probably don’t even know what “sideloading” means.
I’m also not gonna go out and buy an iPhone just because sideloading is an option now. Not saying no one will, it just won’t be enough to matter.
Its not going to be hardware level lock but linked to Apple ID region. For some it will definitely be worth jumping through some hoops but I think 99% will bail at having to arrange payment method that confirms their EU residency.