Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU decision

Re:Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU ... by yread on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @10:11AM (#17558515)

I've read somewhere that typical smartphone user installs 15 apps. I certainly can't imagine my grandma installing anywhere close to 50 apps

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Re:Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU ... by AdmiralAsshat on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @12:52PM (#17559993)

It creeps up very quickly once you start installing site-wrapper apps. I consciously try to avoid those, but even a quick audit of my apps shows I have at least a few:

- Youtube

- Hacker News

- Reddit

- XDA-Developers

- Amazon

- My banking app

Pretty much all of those could just be a tab in my browser, but the convenience of properly-formatted text, easy searching, replying, etc pulls one towards the native app.

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Re:Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU ... by chomp on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @12:19PM (#17559692)

I don't know, I have 106 installed on my iPhone. I know a lot of people who are packrats and install way more. I could see 50 per user.

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Re:Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU ... by dest on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @12:21PM (#17559715)

Maybe you have 15 apps at a given time, but you install 50 apps during the smartphone's lifetime.

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Re:Google warns Android might not remain free because of EU ... by disgruntledphd2 on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @01:04PM (#17560104)

Nah, the mean is probably 50 while the median is 15. This crops up a lot with counts.

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