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Re:Open-source apps removed from Google Play Store due to do... by briandear on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @12:15PM (#21272039)
I don’t know much about Android, but is the Play store necessary? If it isn’t, then isn’t that independence from FAANG control?
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Re:Open-source apps removed from Google Play Store due to do... by black_puppydog on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @12:38PM (#21272350)
That's like telling a convenience store owner that they're "independent" of Visa and Mastercard. Yeah sure, good luck with that.
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Re:Open-source apps removed from Google Play Store due to do... by sm4rk0 on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @01:09PM (#21272745)
It isn't [1] but an average Joe doesn't know about alternatives and what's worse doesn't care about them because he's not affected by Google's foul play (or at least he thinks he isn't).

1: https://f-droid.org/

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