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Yes you can(on android at least). Amazon store exits. F-Droid exists. Sideloading exists. The issue is that the play store is shipped as the default and many p
by tryptophan 8y ago
Yes you can(on android at least). Amazon store exits. F-Droid exists. Sideloading exists.
The issue is that the play store is shipped as the default and many people do not know there are other options.
- richdougherty 8y agoI think the Android market is large enough that it could support a healthy second app market. The 30% pricing that Google is currently able to charge indicates the complexity of creating a new market - a successful market requires that consumers, app makers and phone manufacturers all act together. This can be difficult since in the short term it's easiest for every market participant to just use the Play store. Creating a new market takes upfront $ and is a risky business.