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Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store a... by heavyset_go on Thursday August 13, 2020 @09:28PM (#24152134)
I think it is impossible to have a "truly great alternative" app store that doesn't include basic functionality that all the competing App Stores have, and Linux has had for decades.

Surely other app stores should be able to compete on an even playing field with Google, and be allowed to implement background installation, auto-upgrading and batch installation of apps.

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Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store a... by ampdepolymerase on Friday August 14, 2020 @01:25AM (#24153989)
You can include such features if you are an OEM vendor e.g. Samsung can install their own app store as root and give access to all the above features.
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Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store a... by perryizgr8 on Friday August 14, 2020 @04:25AM (#24155307)
They do and it's quite popular. That's the reason fortnite is still avaliable to all Samsung users.
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