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F-Droid, Amazon, Samsung, and multiple Chinese companies are operating third-party stores with a fair amount of success.
by sudosysgen 5y ago
F-Droid, Amazon, Samsung, and multiple Chinese companies are operating third-party stores with a fair amount of success.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> multiple Chinese companies are operating third-party stores with a fair amount of success The Chinese companies are getting a substantial subsidy; the Google Play store is blocked in China.
- Apocryphon 5y agoF-Droid is great for hackers- a niche subset. Chinese app stores are a special case because of legal and political separation. How successful are Amazon or Samsung's app stores, and do they actually host any popular apps that users can't get on the Play Store?
- TipiKoivisto 5y agoExcellent question. Would be great to see some real stats about download numbers and available apps (and not only from the two big ones: https://www.statista.com/statistics/276623/number-of-apps-available-in-leading-app-stores/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/276623/number-of-apps-av...).