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Also, they like to give special privileges to favored entities. Some of these special privileges would likely be counter to any published rules.

• brokenmachine 7y ago
  True, I think this is likely the real reason.
  • tptacek 7y ago
    Because that sounds right, or because you have particularized knowledge to back that claim up?
    • brokenmachine 7y ago
      Because it sounds right and seems like common-sense. I did put "I think" and "likely" in there so I would have thought it was obvious I was speculating. Do we need to ask everyone whether they have "particularized" knowledge for every comment they make?
    • x0x0 7y ago
      At least on ios, both uber [1] and facebook have clearly engaged in behavior that would get anyone else booted from the platform. I would bet a week's salary that google play is the same. [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ceo-tim-cook-threatened-travis-kalanick-over-ubers-app-in-2015-2017-4 https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ceo-tim-cook-threatene...