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Re:Microsoft Removes Google’s Chrome Installer from the Wind... by amelius on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @05:25AM (#15968456)
> It's like you were limited to fill / charge your car at stations owned by the manufacturer.

Sounds like the Nespresso business model too.

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Re:Microsoft Removes Google’s Chrome Installer from the Wind... by Fnoord on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @06:43AM (#15968783)
It is, but in world of the OS walled garden its Apple and Google (via Google Play) who made it popular. With the important notion that you can sideload with Android. Symbian and Windows Mobile back in the days didn't use a centralized repository with a GUI (aka an "app store").
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