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> Google provides a service, but they also require everyone to use their service. There is no realistic alternative if you want to reach the 70% of the market G

> Google provides a service, but they also require everyone to use their service. There is no realistic alternative if you want to reach the 70% of the market Google controls. Epic/Fortnite beg to differ. Unlike with Apple, no one is forced to use the Play Store to get apps for your phone.

kentonv 6y ago
Epic is literally suing Google over exactly this problem. https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368363/epic-google-fortnite-lawsuit-antitrust-app-play-store-apple-removal https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368363/epic-google-fort...
- freyir 6y ago
  What prevents the Epic store (or any alternative store) from gaining more traction? Is it just that users prefer the default store that ships with the phone? Or are there other barriers?
  - kentonv 6y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26762660 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26762660
    - freyir 6y ago
      Yikes, that sucks. I’m fine with the walled garden of my iPhone and Apple’s App Store. But I had hoped there was an alternative for those so inclined.