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Re:Rethinking the App Store by radley on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @02:53PM (#24285889)
> on Google, where other app stores are allowed but the vast majority of people just use Google... no one would ever force you to use another app store.

Google implemented several hurdles to drive users away from competitive app stores. They're all but forcing people to use the Play Store.

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Re:Rethinking the App Store by Tijdreiziger on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @04:14PM (#24286760)
How so? I can open my web browser right now and install F-Droid in a matter of a minute. I assume the same holds true for Amazon's app store.
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Re:Rethinking the App Store by ThatPlayer on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @04:39PM (#24287017)
By having Android limit the ability to do things like auto-update an app or install an app without additional prompts. If you've ever used F-Droid with say 10 apps that need updates, you're going to have to click through update on each one 10 times.
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