Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now' [video]

Re:Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install... by jjav on Sunday August 31, 2025 @02:41PM (#45085771)

> You want to take a device that is targeted for “everyone” and not just tech savvy people and provide no control or standard to what can be loaded on it? The very idea of it is horrifying to me.

Were you horrified by the Apple ][?

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Re:Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install... by bartread on Sunday August 31, 2025 @03:16PM (#45086145)

This is no argument at all. When the Apple II was released microcomputers were still very much in the realms of enthusiasts, and were beginning to make inroads into education.

The Apple II was never used by “everyone” and nobody expected it to be, even towards the end of its quite long life.

No question, it was a stepping stone to where we are today but you can’t compare an enthusiast/early adopter product from nearly 50 years ago to contemporary Android and iOS devices that are intended for “everyone”, in the way you’re attempting with your comment.

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Re:Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install... by kcplate on Sunday August 31, 2025 @08:55PM (#45088443)

Nope, but I didn’t have whole countries and millions of bad actors actively trying to steal information and act maliciously on that device either.

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