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Re:Google is hurting new apps that have less users than comp... by Modified3019 on Friday May 02, 2025 @01:54PM (#43872884)
I imagine that if this sort of bullheaded google policy persists, companies will start adding “piñatas” into their code that have no real impact and can be changed with barely any validation required.

This lets google beat the version numbers out of it at will.

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Re:Google is hurting new apps that have less users than comp... by Twirrim on Friday May 02, 2025 @02:17PM (#43873125)
I'd target an about page or something similar, just have a sentence or two that get picked at random from a selection each build. Then have a monthly build job that runs and publishes.
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