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Google doesn't meaningfully have potential competitors. Alternative stores are severely limited, e.g. they can't update apps in the background.

scarface74 6y ago
Is that a bad thing? If I’m using an alternative to a the App Store, I definitely don’t then want an app to be able to run arbitrary code from a server. But we have an alternate universe where users can install outside of the official store yet hardly anyone takes advantage of it.
- anoncake 6y ago
  > Is that a bad thing? If I?m using an alternative to a the App Store, I definitely don?t then want an app to be able to run arbitrary code from a server. If you like updating manually, don't give the store you use permission to do it manually. Why are you running software you don't trust anyway! > But we have an alternate universe where users can install outside of the official store yet hardly anyone takes advantage of it. See the post you replied to.
  - scarface74 6y ago
    That’s the beauty of the App Store. I don’t have to to trust the app maker, just the operating system. How do you know which app makers to “trust”? Epic? https://www.cnet.com/news/just-as-critics-feared-fortnite-for-android-came-with-an-epic-security-risk/ https://www.cnet.com/news/just-as-critics-feared-fortnite-fo... Zoom? https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoom-defends-use-of-local-web-server-on-macs-after-security-report/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoom-defends-use-of-local-web-... Google? https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/15235262?hl=en https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/15235262?hl=en https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/30/googles-also-peddling-a-data-collector-through-apples-back-door/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/30/googles-also-peddling-a-da...
    - anoncake 6y ago
      The latter is just a great argument why alternatives to Google's app store shouldn't be able to do their job.

scarface74 6y ago

Is that a bad thing? If I’m using an alternative to a the App Store, I definitely don’t then want an app to be able to run arbitrary code from a server. But we have an alternate universe where users can install outside of the official store yet hardly anyone takes advantage of it.

anoncake 6y ago
> Is that a bad thing? If I?m using an alternative to a the App Store, I definitely don?t then want an app to be able to run arbitrary code from a server. If you like updating manually, don't give the store you use permission to do it manually. Why are you running software you don't trust anyway! > But we have an alternate universe where users can install outside of the official store yet hardly anyone takes advantage of it. See the post you replied to.
- scarface74 6y ago
  That’s the beauty of the App Store. I don’t have to to trust the app maker, just the operating system. How do you know which app makers to “trust”? Epic? https://www.cnet.com/news/just-as-critics-feared-fortnite-for-android-came-with-an-epic-security-risk/ https://www.cnet.com/news/just-as-critics-feared-fortnite-fo... Zoom? https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoom-defends-use-of-local-web-server-on-macs-after-security-report/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoom-defends-use-of-local-web-... Google? https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/15235262?hl=en https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/15235262?hl=en https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/30/googles-also-peddling-a-data-collector-through-apples-back-door/ https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/30/googles-also-peddling-a-da...
  - anoncake 6y ago
    The latter is just a great argument why alternatives to Google's app store shouldn't be able to do their job.