IPhone and iPad to get sideloading.

It says why in the opening paragraph:

> ahead of European legislation

Got to love this bit, quote "Apple is considering implementing security requirements such as verification, a process that it could charge a fee for in lieu of collecting money from app sales".

So, being dragged kicking and screaming to comply with the new EU regs it seems

Sideloading to a degree is supported now - each Apple ID gets access to so many activations and active apps.