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So if google's app store is so bad (and I tend to agree it isn't great) what is preventing the rise of a better alternative app store? They exist, but as far a
by dzdt 8y ago
So if google's app store is so bad (and I tend to agree it isn't great) what is preventing the rise of a better alternative app store? They exist, but as far as I can tell none have gained any traction.
- thekyle 8y agoWell I'd say Google Play's dominance is mostly because it is default. Additionally, there is a natural vendor lock-in as you begin buying apps since your purchases won't be available on other app stores. There are other apps stores that have become relatively popular when pre-installed such as Amazon's and the various Chinese app stores. https://www.appinchina.co/market/app-stores/ https://www.appinchina.co/market/app-stores/
- deogeo 8y agoGoogle's illegal anticompetitive contracts with phone manufacturers that forbid them from developing/selling non-Google-app-store-infected phones if they want to sell any phone's with Google's app store: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/Google-s-Confidential-Android-Contracts-Show-Rising-Requirements https://www.theinformation.com/articles/Google-s-Confidentia...
- linuxftw 8y agoHow do people still not know about this?