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How many real life users are going to install software from somewhere other than the built in app store on their phone?
-WhatsApp is now exclusive to the Meta iOS App Store.-
That many real life users.
Opening the phone to other app stores is just the first step. The second is letting the user choose an app store when they first start their phone similarly to how they already enforce browser choice.