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I’m glad Apple rejects lots apps and I’m glad it costs money to get into the App Store. Every time I look the Google Play store I decide it’s not worth engaging

I’m glad Apple rejects lots apps and I’m glad it costs money to get into the App Store. Every time I look the Google Play store I decide it’s not worth engaging with, as a user. Too much garbage and malware.

zozbot234 7y ago
You don't have to use Google Play Store. You can sideload .apk's or use alternative platforms. There's nothing like that on iOS.
- TwoBit 7y ago
  There's even worse malware in side-loaded apps.
  - brachi 7y ago
    You mean in platforms like F-droid, or in random apks downloaded from random websites?
  - vorpalhex 7y ago
    Users are people, not cattle. Yes there's value in sensible defaults but once you've paid (dearly) for hardware, you should be able to use it as you see fit.
    - lotsofpulp 7y ago
      A cow using an internet connected device is better at avoiding scams and malware than my parents. At least the cow won't have the dexterity to click on garbage. My parents will never have sufficient knowledge of modern English nor the concepts around what is and isn't malware. For them, I need a device that lets them Facetime and WhatsApp and browse the internet and takes photos and videos of their grandkids. They are never going to create anything, and iOS is perfect for them.
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Benjamin_Dobell 7y ago
Do you feel the same about the Internet? Just not worth it, cause there's a heap of junk you can access if you go out of your way to access it?
- dzonga 7y ago
  correct response for people like the above. the internet has weird shit, no gatekeeper. yet folks never stop using it. n apple is busy stifling web apps by only allowing one browser engine. I will only buy another iOS device again when I can run gecko | firefox on it
  - lotsofpulp 7y ago
    I also appreciate the gate keeping on iOS, but that doesn’t mean I think the entire internet needs to be locked down. It’s very nice that I can hand a device to my non tech literate relatives and have it just work. I can also like an open Internet for my own purposes.
- tomc1985 7y ago
  The internet also doesn't force your app into a singular marketplace
  - adrianhel 7y ago
    "Singular marketplace" – there's your problem. With Android, at least you can download an APK.
    - james-skemp 7y ago
      And likewise, make an APK on your choice of device (Windows, Mac, Linux), with no recurring or one time costs (minus hardware). I've got half a dozen personal apps on my old phone and a couple more on my new one.
- intopieces 7y ago
  Pretty much. I don’t really “surf the Internet” like I did when I was younger. The web was ruined by ads long ago, and there’s very little content worth engaging in, especially without the curation that sites like HN provide.
fsflover 7y ago
It has nothing to do with the big boss deciding what is allowed and what is not. Take a look at F-Droid. A lot of very well done, useful and gratis apps. It is just proprietary software vs free software.

zozbot234 7y ago

You don't have to use Google Play Store. You can sideload .apk's or use alternative platforms. There's nothing like that on iOS.

TwoBit 7y ago
There's even worse malware in side-loaded apps.
- brachi 7y ago
  You mean in platforms like F-droid, or in random apks downloaded from random websites?
- vorpalhex 7y ago
  Users are people, not cattle. Yes there's value in sensible defaults but once you've paid (dearly) for hardware, you should be able to use it as you see fit.
  - lotsofpulp 7y ago
    A cow using an internet connected device is better at avoiding scams and malware than my parents. At least the cow won't have the dexterity to click on garbage. My parents will never have sufficient knowledge of modern English nor the concepts around what is and isn't malware. For them, I need a device that lets them Facetime and WhatsApp and browse the internet and takes photos and videos of their grandkids. They are never going to create anything, and iOS is perfect for them.
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Benjamin_Dobell 7y ago

Do you feel the same about the Internet? Just not worth it, cause there's a heap of junk you can access if you go out of your way to access it?

dzonga 7y ago
correct response for people like the above. the internet has weird shit, no gatekeeper. yet folks never stop using it. n apple is busy stifling web apps by only allowing one browser engine. I will only buy another iOS device again when I can run gecko | firefox on it
- lotsofpulp 7y ago
  I also appreciate the gate keeping on iOS, but that doesn’t mean I think the entire internet needs to be locked down. It’s very nice that I can hand a device to my non tech literate relatives and have it just work. I can also like an open Internet for my own purposes.
tomc1985 7y ago
The internet also doesn't force your app into a singular marketplace
- adrianhel 7y ago
  "Singular marketplace" – there's your problem. With Android, at least you can download an APK.
  - james-skemp 7y ago
    And likewise, make an APK on your choice of device (Windows, Mac, Linux), with no recurring or one time costs (minus hardware). I've got half a dozen personal apps on my old phone and a couple more on my new one.
intopieces 7y ago
Pretty much. I don’t really “surf the Internet” like I did when I was younger. The web was ruined by ads long ago, and there’s very little content worth engaging in, especially without the curation that sites like HN provide.

fsflover 7y ago

It has nothing to do with the big boss deciding what is allowed and what is not. Take a look at F-Droid. A lot of very well done, useful and gratis apps. It is just proprietary software vs free software.