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None of these walled gardens exist primarily to keep bad apps out, but rather to keep users in. It's always been about the revenue share.
by blihp 5y ago
None of these walled gardens exist primarily to keep bad apps out, but rather to keep users in. It's always been about the revenue share.
- function_seven 5y agoI know that. I just think it'd be nice if—as a side effect—the plants and flowers here were pretty. Don't they want me to stay here? How many weeds does it take for me to climb the wall and see what's available in the F-Droid Zoo or AppGallery amusement park? When does Code Enforcement (aka FTC, if my analogy is getting a little too cute) come by and demand they clean the yard up? Rhetorical question I guess, because I'm still here in the garden ranting about it. But I'm not gonna leave. Not yet.
- blihp 5y agoThere's the rub: you're still there. At the end of the day, that's all they care about. They will keep pushing and taking until people start to leave and then dial it back just a bit. When all of the players are playing the same game and getting away with it, it will not get better on its own. You need to vote with your wallet as that's the only thing companies hear.