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Not unpopular, but it just won't work; Google has already indicated that it also is going to want a 30% cut. And side-loading is not really an option for the av
by esarbe 6y ago
Not unpopular, but it just won't work; Google has already indicated that it also is going to want a 30% cut. And side-loading is not really an option for the average consumer.
The problem of rent-seeking by monopolists will just go away by itself.
- forty 6y agoYou can just side load an other store, then install from there, which I think is acceptable UX since you really just have to install the store once.
- SSLy 6y agoSide-loaded stores can't auto-update apps. You have to confirm each app every time. It's unacceptable UX for a typical user.
- toastal 6y agoWe’re going down the rabbit hole but a user can install Aurora Services to get background installs in conjunction with Aurora Store. Currently I would assume the same users that are using alt stores probably have root access to install. Similarly one can flash F-Droid’s privileged extension. https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraService https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraService https://gitlab.com/fdroid/privileged-extension https://gitlab.com/fdroid/privileged-extension
- whimsicalism 6y agoOh yeah, but there are “no barriers” to using alternative app marketplaces and Google totally isn’t collecting a rent exactly like Apple. /s No chance in hell the average consumer is doing this, so they are effectively locked in.
- grogenaut 6y agoboth owning a phone and having worked on large scale apps, users couldn't get an eff about updating apps and are in fact annoyed by it.
- hrktb 6y agoThey’re more annoyed by persisting bugs and apps that stop working altogether though. Autoupdating is the way to go for most users IMO.
- rakoo 6y agoThat's a small price to pay for not being beholden to the decisions of an almost trillion-dollar company from a foreign country.