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Re:Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok in U.S. by rofws on Monday September 14, 2020 @01:14AM (#24466989)
> a large number are using third party app stores or installing APKs

Any source for this? I wasn't aware that third party stores are used by the general population as commonly as the play store anywhere.

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Re:Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok in U.S. by sangnoir on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:02AM (#24467579)
I've been to a developing country where I suspect split between play store and bluetooth APK sharing is about 50/50. Most phones have APK sharing application installed at the point of purchase and some people aren't even signed-in on the Play store, despite using the internet and WhatsApp.
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Re:Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok in U.S. by stann on Monday September 14, 2020 @06:09AM (#24468515)
Xender is more popular than Play store near where I live
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Re:Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok in U.S. by sudosysgen on Monday September 14, 2020 @01:47AM (#24467177)
As commonly? Outside of China, not really a thing. But widely used, and complemented even more strongly with installation of APKs? Yes.
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