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Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by wolrah on Friday September 18, 2026 @10:50PM (#49762834)
Really? How many people can that possibly be, and how many of those would a reasonably sane developer actually want?

If your competition is attracting the worst kind of users, do you really want to get in their way?

Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by mitxela on Friday September 18, 2026 @11:23PM (#49763006)
Yes you want more users not less. This is business 101. Even business 000. Customers good.
Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by fragmede on Friday September 18, 2026 @11:44PM (#49763118)
Business 101 is to make sales! Users sometimes represent sales, but not always. That maybe Business 201 though.
Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by mitxela on Saturday September 19, 2026 @08:56AM (#49766209)
This is about market share of a nonprofit - it's users.
Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by exjejfjeifj on Saturday September 19, 2026 @12:29PM (#49767881)
Precisely their point: users don’t necessarily mean sales, but they MIGHT bring in donors.
Re:Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without... by wolrah on Sunday September 20, 2026 @04:52PM (#49779959)
Business 102, something that's obvious to anyone who's ever worked a customer facing job but incredibly elusive to a lot of people who went straight to management, is that some customers are net negatives and you should not cater to them. They have some combination of ignorance, stupidity, and/or malice which results in them costing more employee time and/or "goodwill" than you'll ever make from selling things. Your business is better off not having them, and even better if they go off to inflict themselves on your competition.