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Re:Google is hurting new apps that have less users than comp... by justoreply on Saturday May 03, 2025 @06:32AM (#43878103)
Because they want developers to use the latest version of their API. And as a user it is a good thing, as the API is getting more restrictive and privacy focused
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Re:Google is hurting new apps that have less users than comp... by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Saturday May 03, 2025 @04:41PM (#43882125)
"Because they want developers to use the latest version of their API."

But the parent commenter's company software did not need to be updated to be useful to the company. Its only purpose was to control hardware made by the company.

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Re:Google is hurting new apps that have less users than comp... by justoreply on Monday May 05, 2025 @07:20AM (#43893783)
As I said, it is useful for the users to have software that is complying with the latest version of the API, and it is good that Google is enforcing it
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Re:Google is hurting new apps that have less users than comp... by 1vuio0pswjnm7 on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @10:44AM (#43905728)
But the user here is the owner of the software and the hardware and is stating they do not want to keep releasing new versions.
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