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Re:Google is hurting new apps that have less users than comp... by redeux on Friday May 02, 2025 @03:22PM (#43873737)
I think it’s about optics. They don’t want their App Store to appear stagnant.
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Re:Google is hurting new apps that have less users than comp... by r0m4n0 on Friday May 02, 2025 @03:25PM (#43873759)
I don't know if it's just optics. As a user, I personally don't want to see or download apps that are broken, neglected, or completely left for dead. Maintained apps are usually the best ones right?
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Re:Google is hurting new apps that have less users than comp... by fsckboy on Friday May 02, 2025 @04:34PM (#43874315)
>Maintained apps are usually the best ones right?

microsoft windows has been maintained thru to the present, but has become increasingly unusable since Win 7. so, no, false.

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Re:Google is hurting new apps that have less users than comp... by hedora on Friday May 02, 2025 @09:05PM (#43876038)
Win 3.1 is more usable for me than it has been in years. I’m considering giving Win 98 or even XP another spin.

Similarly, modern third party windows software runs better than ever.

Of course, I run it all under Linux…

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Re:Google is hurting new apps that have less users than comp... by r0m4n0 on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @12:14AM (#43901755)
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