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Re:Dominance of Apple and Google’s app stores impacting comp... by simondotau on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @11:16PM (#26965143)
It's not Apple's fault if Android devices aren't suitable alternatives.
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Re:Dominance of Apple and Google’s app stores impacting comp... by shawnz on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @11:24PM (#26965184)
Of course not. But the limited selection of alternatives certainly adds to the pain of switching platforms. Therefore it's not so simple to "just buy another phone".
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Re:Dominance of Apple and Google’s app stores impacting comp... by simondotau on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @01:17AM (#26965857)
I wholeheartedly agree with that. I just find it difficult to blame Apple when the accusation is that the competition sucks.
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Re:Dominance of Apple and Google’s app stores impacting comp... by shawnz on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @01:34AM (#26965971)
That's not the accusation. The accusation is that disallowing sideloading and forcing all customers to observe a single philosophy is especially big of a risk to the user considering that there's little competition. The fix isn't for Apple to create better competition, it's to allow sideloading. I am not saying it's their "fault" for having a lack of competition, that is just a reality of the market they are in.
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