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Re:Google removes AdBlock for Android from Google Play by adsenseclient on Thursday March 14, 2013 @03:23AM (#5373582)
I think in the future (maybe 5 years from now), writing programs for Android will become like making money with AdSense now: unless you are very large (like Facebook), or have a PR department (like NYTimes), expect letters like you now get from AdSense: "It has come to our attention that <... blah blah ..> As a result, we have disabled your application in Google Play store and removed it from devices where it has been installed" And poof- all your work is gone! Replace <...bah blah...> with "copyright", "inappropriate user generated content", "not fitting our 'business model'", "inducing users to install it", etc.
Re:Google removes AdBlock for Android from Google Play by aw3c2 on Thursday March 14, 2013 @03:33AM (#5373611)
no why, you can always develop and install any android apps you want. what you mean is access to the play store. there is a difference.
Re:Google removes AdBlock for Android from Google Play by tonyedgecombe on Thursday March 14, 2013 @04:20AM (#5373769)
"there is a difference"

At the moment.

Re:Google removes AdBlock for Android from Google Play by fpgeek on Thursday March 14, 2013 @05:35AM (#5373969)
Amazon has effectively guaranteed it will stay that way for a while. Don't forget: Even early on, the Amazon Appstore was popular enough to force AT&T to stop blocking sideloading. It is only more popular today.