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The difference is that by default, Google's app store is the only option on Android devices and Apple's one is the only option on iOS devices. This means being
by CM30 9y ago
The difference is that by default, Google's app store is the only option on Android devices and Apple's one is the only option on iOS devices. This means being banned from one basically means your app or service can't become popular on those platforms, especially with the mainstream user (who doesn't root their devices).
Walmart and other large retailers have alternatives available in most areas, and it's incredibly easy to choose to shop in one of these alternatives as well.
- JohnTHaller 9y agoAnyone can sideload apps on Android. iOS is a different story.
- lokedhs 9y ago"Anyone" can sideload applications on Android in the same way as "anyone" can change the drive belt on their own car. Your statement may be true in the literal sense of the word, but that that is not the standard by which antitrust is decided. Microsoft was convicted on an antitrust charge, while "anyone" still could install Linux on their computer, or buy a Mac.
- JohnTHaller 9y agoAndroid doesn't control 96% of the desktop market. You can thank the even-more-locked-down iOS for Android not being a monopoly.