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Re:A group of open source Android apps without ads or unnece... by rchaud on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @11:22AM (#31493288)
We are past that point. The old complaint used to be that Android users don't want to pay, so iOS got all the cool apps that cost $2-$10 and Android got ad-ridden 'free' apps.

Now everything is on a subscription basis, regardless of which OS you use. Even 'dumb' apps like music players and file managers, that don't require online access are being priced this way.

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Re:A group of open source Android apps without ads or unnece... by notyourday on Tuesday May 24, 2022 @12:10PM (#31493908)
And Android apps still suck donkey balls as those who normally would pay for them say "Just use stuff form the F-droid. I kind of works, ignore non-polished interface"
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