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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by dabockster on Tuesday August 26, 2025 @12:30PM (#45028826)
All of those ran really slow compared to Android versions at the time, or their dev tooling sucked. The only one I really enjoyed using was Sailfish, and even they had to implement an APK compatibility layer. So for the average consumer, what’s the benefit to using that over straight Android?
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by niutech on Sunday August 31, 2025 @08:18AM (#45082609)
Privacy.
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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by dabockster on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @07:07PM (#45121343)
Okay, so how would you market that to someone that's non tech savvy? What's the sales pitch?

They are all impressive tech, but not actual stuff you can sell or distribute until you can answer those questions.

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