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India has a following issue with Android ecosystem, almost everything not owned by Google, is owned by some Chinese co. GetJar - sold to Chinese PayTM - Chine

India has a following issue with Android ecosystem, almost everything not owned by Google, is owned by some Chinese co. GetJar - sold to Chinese PayTM - Chinese shareholder Flipcart - Chinese shareholder Zomato, swiggy, + 10+ others online delivery/logistics apps. Some used to be reskins of Chinese apps. Some only have Indian C-levels. 20 something messengers - all except FB, and Twiter are Chinese ... I believe they quickly realised that to ban Chinese apps, they have to ban a lion share of apps in daily use, and here this app store comes. --- P.S. As I understand, a huge amount of Android phones in the third world doesn't have Google App store pre-installed, as manufacturers don't bother to go through arduous Google certification for low end phones, or provide OTA updates. This is why things like GetJar are still a thing there.

actuator 6y ago
As far as I recall, Walmart bought Flipkart. I haven't seen it mentioned much in the business press related to Walmart after acquisition though.
bhaavan 6y ago
Do you know reality, like at all? GetJar: I am hearing of this app for the first time, and I have seen and used many indian phones. Flipkart, Zomato, Swiggy are Indian companies with apps completely developed in India. Walmart has a major shareholding stake in Flipkart since a few years now. PayTM is also fully developed and operated in India, but yes, it does have Alibaba backing it. However, it was not at all considered for an app ban. If at all, many cash less policies by government are aimed to help it to move the country to digital payments. No, there are not 20 something messengers. There is one mainly used messenger called WhatsApp. Yes, there were a few Chinese apps / chinese owned apps, widely popular. They were PubG, TikTok and UC browser. All of them were fungible, and have been banned. Also, no, Indian Android phones are not "cheap third world phones without Google App Store pre-installed". A lot of them do come in the 150$-300$ price range, but all of them have fully certified Android, passing VTS. In the 100s of phones I have seen, I haven't seen a single such phone. There are some phones (JioPhones) which do exist, but they are built on KaiOS which is a fork of Firefox OS. They obviously don't have Play Store installed. Also you have really funny spelling skills.
- ignoramous 6y ago
  > Also you have really funny spelling skills. Uncalled for. Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- ghoshbishakh 6y ago
  Well you see, most US companies now have development centers in India and soon many of their products and services will also be developed here. But that won't make these companies Indian companies.
- deelowe 6y ago
  > Do you know reality, like at all? That seems a bit uncalled for.
- morekozhambu 6y ago
  > Flipkart, Zomato, Swiggy are Indian companies with apps completely developed in India. AFAIK Flipkart is actually not an Indian company. It is registered in Singapore. https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Flipkart-registered-in-Singapore?share=1 https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Flipkart-registered-in-Singapor...
- jpxw 6y ago
  > Also you have really funny spelling skills Given the poor grammar of your comment, I’d remind you that kids in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
  - searchableguy 6y ago
    Flag it and move on. It's not good to attack the person even if they did it first.
  - hexbinencoded 6y ago
    Pot, meet kettle. I think you may want to take your own advice first because you didn't write a complete sentence either. And, it's "those who live in" because others will throw stones back at theirs. I don't know where these kids came from, but they're not part of this idiom. I wish you better luck next time in the teachable moment department.
sbmthakur 6y ago
How does having Chinese shareholders(in minority) make an app Chinese?
- zepto 6y ago
  If access to the Chinese market is a significant portion of revenue, then these (large) minority shareholders ultimately control the company.
  - sbmthakur 6y ago
    I agree with that. However, Flipkart, PayTM, Zomato and Swiggy do not operate in China.
    - zepto 6y ago
      Useful information!

actuator 6y ago

As far as I recall, Walmart bought Flipkart. I haven't seen it mentioned much in the business press related to Walmart after acquisition though.

bhaavan 6y ago

Do you know reality, like at all? GetJar: I am hearing of this app for the first time, and I have seen and used many indian phones. Flipkart, Zomato, Swiggy are Indian companies with apps completely developed in India. Walmart has a major shareholding stake in Flipkart since a few years now. PayTM is also fully developed and operated in India, but yes, it does have Alibaba backing it. However, it was not at all considered for an app ban. If at all, many cash less policies by government are aimed to help it to move the country to digital payments. No, there are not 20 something messengers. There is one mainly used messenger called WhatsApp. Yes, there were a few Chinese apps / chinese owned apps, widely popular. They were PubG, TikTok and UC browser. All of them were fungible, and have been banned. Also, no, Indian Android phones are not "cheap third world phones without Google App Store pre-installed". A lot of them do come in the 150$-300$ price range, but all of them have fully certified Android, passing VTS. In the 100s of phones I have seen, I haven't seen a single such phone. There are some phones (JioPhones) which do exist, but they are built on KaiOS which is a fork of Firefox OS. They obviously don't have Play Store installed. Also you have really funny spelling skills.

ignoramous 6y ago
> Also you have really funny spelling skills. Uncalled for. Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
ghoshbishakh 6y ago
Well you see, most US companies now have development centers in India and soon many of their products and services will also be developed here. But that won't make these companies Indian companies.
deelowe 6y ago
> Do you know reality, like at all? That seems a bit uncalled for.
morekozhambu 6y ago
> Flipkart, Zomato, Swiggy are Indian companies with apps completely developed in India. AFAIK Flipkart is actually not an Indian company. It is registered in Singapore. https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Flipkart-registered-in-Singapore?share=1 https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Flipkart-registered-in-Singapor...
jpxw 6y ago
> Also you have really funny spelling skills Given the poor grammar of your comment, I’d remind you that kids in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones
- searchableguy 6y ago
  Flag it and move on. It's not good to attack the person even if they did it first.
- hexbinencoded 6y ago
  Pot, meet kettle. I think you may want to take your own advice first because you didn't write a complete sentence either. And, it's "those who live in" because others will throw stones back at theirs. I don't know where these kids came from, but they're not part of this idiom. I wish you better luck next time in the teachable moment department.

sbmthakur 6y ago

How does having Chinese shareholders(in minority) make an app Chinese?

zepto 6y ago
If access to the Chinese market is a significant portion of revenue, then these (large) minority shareholders ultimately control the company.
- sbmthakur 6y ago
  I agree with that. However, Flipkart, PayTM, Zomato and Swiggy do not operate in China.
  - zepto 6y ago
    Useful information!