The Verge got a sneak peek at AltStore, the first non-Apple app store to go live in the EU. It'll launch with only two apps - Delta, a game emulator and Clip, a clipboard manager - both apps that Apple forbids on the App Store but many people would find pretty useful. Delta, the NES/SNES/N64 emulator is apparently very good. The Verge also shows what the process is like to install a 3rd party app store on your device. Lots of scary warnings and confirmations to make really, really sure you want to leave Apple's rotting walled garden. I would love for 3rd party stores to be available world wide. It could spur a renaissance in smartphone apps.
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