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Re:Google, Apple cave to Pakistan pressure to take down apps... by d1zzy on Friday February 05, 2021 @01:40PM (#26039696)
> The (rather massive) flaw in your reasoning is the idea that Google and Apple are the solution to the problem.

Nor should they even attempt to, because the moment they get involved in policy making you have an army of HNs complaining how large corporations influence politics.

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Re:Google, Apple cave to Pakistan pressure to take down apps... by nvrspyx on Friday February 05, 2021 @03:25PM (#26040746)
No one asked for them to get involved in policy making. They're referring to making their platforms more open such that neither Apple nor Google have complete dictation of what is downloaded and installed.

Especially in Apple's case, this would be a useless ban if they let people download apps outside of the App Store.

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Re:Google, Apple cave to Pakistan pressure to take down apps... by jpttsn on Friday February 05, 2021 @06:11PM (#26042395)
Do you think Apple would make as much money from iPhones if they allowed side loading?
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