It is funny how we have two storm fronts here. Google trying to lock down apps to only Google approved developers, and legal decisions to open up alternative app stores that would potentially use apps that are not Google approved.
One wonders which side will win this one? All I know is, I still want my F-Droid with apps that Google doesn't have power over.
I am not sure I am against app verification. I almost installed an APK that was a banking infostealer. Is there really no other way? Microsoft fixed this with a built in virus scanner on Windows
Love it. The only problem is that they can just make this changes region-specific, like Apple has been doing with everything they didn't like being ordered to do. So in the end these international companies are minimally affected.
Anyone else noticed that every single other company that had a bone to pick against Apple or Google (companies like Match and Spotify) haven't been saying shit lately about any of this?
It's always still just Epic Games being whiny and pissy?
Kinda weird. I guess once Spotify got 300+ million paid subscribers they lost the plot themselves on what they were fighting for (and haven't given us things like promised AirPlay 2 support still). I guess the Match Group found other ways to pry and extort money out of sad lonely people.
But Timmy? Oh, Timmy needs his 63% developer take of in-game purchases inside Fortnite. The kids need their skins!
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[ 1.9 ms ] story [ 5.3 ms ] threadOne wonders which side will win this one? All I know is, I still want my F-Droid with apps that Google doesn't have power over.
On one end they are trying to fight the requirements for alternative app stores and making them as hard as possible to use.
On the other end they are trying to put hooks so that they can block installations of apps from other app stores.
Then they hope that regulation will take longer to dislodge the various methods they are using to retain control.
I’m glad judges are sick of their feet dragging. I’m sad it’s not happening to Apple too though.
It's always still just Epic Games being whiny and pissy?
Kinda weird. I guess once Spotify got 300+ million paid subscribers they lost the plot themselves on what they were fighting for (and haven't given us things like promised AirPlay 2 support still). I guess the Match Group found other ways to pry and extort money out of sad lonely people.
But Timmy? Oh, Timmy needs his 63% developer take of in-game purchases inside Fortnite. The kids need their skins!