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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by wvenable on Thursday January 25, 2024 @05:07PM (#39136062)
They could do that now on Android but they don't because the Play store is biggest distribution channel.

I feel like the argument falls a bit flat when sideloading exists on Android, Android has 70% of the global market share, and none of these supposed evils have happened.

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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by babypuncher on Friday January 26, 2024 @05:59PM (#39149985)
They don't because the Play Store's privacy rules are nowhere near as strict as those on iOS.
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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by wvenable on Friday January 26, 2024 @06:36PM (#39150409)
Why is that a store thing?

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/16/google-plans-android-privacy...

https://developer.android.com/design-for-safety/privacy-sand...

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