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Re:Google will allow users to sideload Android apps without ... by wolvesechoes on Thursday November 13, 2025 @04:43AM (#45912825)
And how do you estimate the audience that even cares about those issues?

I think number of people caring about alternative app stores, F-droid or whatever is very similar to the number of people willing to use adb if necessary, so rather small.

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Re:Google will allow users to sideload Android apps without ... by gdulli on Thursday November 13, 2025 @09:56AM (#45915615)
But the ecosystem exists, regardless of what the absolute number is, and it would be bad to lose it. If the platform was more open like Windows the ecosystem would grow, if it was less open like iOS it would die.
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