> Android is also kinda a walled garden You can send an .apk to any android user and they will be able to install it. That's the opposite of a walled garden.

> Android is also kinda a walled garden You can send an .apk to any android user and they will be able to install it. That's the opposite of a walled garden. > At least in this context play store terms is not more developer friendly than app store in ios. You don't have to pay Google $100 every year. Your app is published within 30 mins. You can deploy pretty much any app that runs on Android (other browsers, other stores, etc). You can sell stuff on your app or even put a button to your website to buy stuff. Etc.