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the alternative is allowing any software that isn't a virus or illegal to be installed... just like pc's have done for decades
by soup10 7y ago
the alternative is allowing any software that isn't a virus or illegal to be installed... just like pc's have done for decades
- noncoml 7y agoNo control of what’s installed and what not means no control over the money
- soup10 7y agothey make far more money from device sales than they do from apps. they just don't want to give up their gatekeeping power
- r3bl 7y agoEven that should be optional. I should be able to do with my device whatever I want to — including bricking it, deliberately compromising it (for whatever reason), and installing a different OS on top of it. Of course, there should be some sane defaults that prevent me from it, but if I really wished to, I should be able to do one (or twenty) deliberate action(s) that make that possible.