5 ms·

Doesn't Android have the same problem? If your app isn't in the Play Store, it may as well not exist.

by wldlyinaccurate 6y ago

dylz 6y ago
A large part of the world (China) runs their own app stores for Android.
Wowfunhappy 6y ago
No, because you can sideload Android apps. Fortnite for Android isn't in the Play Store, and it definitely exists.
- jackvalentine 6y ago
  They capitulated and it’s now on the Play Store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epicgames.fortnite&hl=en_AU https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epicgames....
  - Wowfunhappy 6y ago
    Whoops, thanks, guess I was out of date! Still, Fortnite was sideload-only for a while, and that's a major game.
    - jackvalentine 6y ago
      Yeah I think we can draw a bit of a line from they were a major game not on the Play Store and now they're a major game on the Play Store - my guess is barely anyone sideloaded it.
      - Wowfunhappy 6y ago
        Well, or that because the game was being sideloaded a lot, Google offered Epic a special deal.
        jackvalentine 6y ago
        This is not the case. It’s a full capitulation on Epic’s part. https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/21/21229930/fortnite-available-on-google-play-android-mobile-devices https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/21/21229930/fortnite-availabl...
  - deleted 6y ago
    [deleted]
jacobwilliamroy 6y ago
It's easier to share android apps. I dont need any extra tools to run non-playstore apps on an android.
IanCal 6y ago
I think they've faced antitrust things around the dominance of the app store, however do they actually do the same thing as apple here? I can find a story online of tinder switching to asking users to enter their credit card details in the app.
flobosg 6y ago
There are alternative software repositories, such as F-Droid.
SpaceRaccoon 6y ago
You can download alternative app stores. For example, here is the Yandex app store: https://store.yandex.com/ https://store.yandex.com/
deleted 6y ago
[deleted]

Doesn't Android have the same problem? If your app isn't in the Play Store, it may as well not exist.

dylz 6y ago

A large part of the world (China) runs their own app stores for Android.

Wowfunhappy 6y ago

No, because you can sideload Android apps. Fortnite for Android isn't in the Play Store, and it definitely exists.

jackvalentine 6y ago
They capitulated and it’s now on the Play Store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epicgames.fortnite&hl=en_AU https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epicgames....
- Wowfunhappy 6y ago
  Whoops, thanks, guess I was out of date! Still, Fortnite was sideload-only for a while, and that's a major game.
  - jackvalentine 6y ago
    Yeah I think we can draw a bit of a line from they were a major game not on the Play Store and now they're a major game on the Play Store - my guess is barely anyone sideloaded it.
    - Wowfunhappy 6y ago
      Well, or that because the game was being sideloaded a lot, Google offered Epic a special deal.
      - jackvalentine 6y ago
        This is not the case. It’s a full capitulation on Epic’s part. https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/21/21229930/fortnite-available-on-google-play-android-mobile-devices https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/21/21229930/fortnite-availabl...
- deleted 6y ago
  [deleted]

jacobwilliamroy 6y ago

It's easier to share android apps. I dont need any extra tools to run non-playstore apps on an android.

IanCal 6y ago

I think they've faced antitrust things around the dominance of the app store, however do they actually do the same thing as apple here? I can find a story online of tinder switching to asking users to enter their credit card details in the app.

flobosg 6y ago

There are alternative software repositories, such as F-Droid.

SpaceRaccoon 6y ago

You can download alternative app stores. For example, here is the Yandex app store: https://store.yandex.com/ https://store.yandex.com/

deleted 6y ago

[deleted]