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Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by raghavtoshniwal on Saturday October 03, 2020 @11:21AM (#24672601)
Yeah alternate app stores exist but when something like this is driven from a nation stare, the Indian govt will most likely mandate inclusion of their AppStore on Android and iOS. Once it is loaded on by default, you suddenly gain 800 million strong distribution channel. It would be a no-brainer for devs to put their app on the strore. The same case could not have been made for Amazon's and Samsung's store.
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Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by joshuaissac on Saturday October 03, 2020 @02:30PM (#24673807)
Putting apps on Samsung's Galaxy Store gives developers access to the 893 million Samsung smartphone users[1] who have the app installed by default, so an ever stronger case can be made for it than the government's proposed app store. Yet it does not have anywhere close to the same number of apps or devs.

1. https://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2018/09/13/s...

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Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by hairband on Saturday October 03, 2020 @12:10PM (#24672921)
> Yeah alternate app stores exist but when something like this is driven from a nation stare, the Indian govt will most likely mandate inclusion of their AppStore on Android and iOS. Once it is loaded on by default, you suddenly gain 800 million strong distribution channel. It would be a no-brainer for devs to put their app on the strore.

What is the problem with this? If the device manufacturers don't want to preload the Indian Appstore then they can prevent sale of their devices in India. If they agree, and this is limited to India only, then what is the problem?

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Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by PaulHoule on Saturday October 03, 2020 @11:43AM (#24672752)
Won't Apple just refuse to sell iPhones in India?
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Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by keanebean86 on Saturday October 03, 2020 @11:58AM (#24672849)
That would result in a somewhat strange situation considering Apple is trying to move at least some iPhone manufacturing to India.

https://9to5mac.com/2020/08/17/indian-iphone-production-begi...

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Re:Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google... by surendrajat on Saturday October 03, 2020 @11:51AM (#24672800)
No. It won't.
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