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I really hope they manage to do that, and avoid the fragmentation that Android experienced, especially with multiple app stores and no centralised over-the-air

by j_col 15y ago

I really hope they manage to do that, and avoid the fragmentation that Android experienced, especially with multiple app stores and no centralised over-the-air update mechanism.

Karunamon 15y ago
especially with multiple app stores I hope you're not seriously saying that having multiple app stores is a weakness of some kind.
- j_col 15y ago
  Yes I am.
  - Karunamon 15y ago
    Huh. Where I come from, people having a choice as to where they can get their apps is a Good Thing©. Care to elaborate why you think it's so bad?
    - 4ad 15y ago
      Choice? Some vendors lock you in allowing you to use only their app store.
    - j_col 15y ago
      In a word: fragmentation. Just look at what Amazon have done with the Fire. Separate branch of Android with a separate app store. Same thing happening to webOS would be bad news.
      - div 15y ago
        The problem is not having 2 or more app stores, the problem is having 2 or more app stores that are mutually exclusive.
        j_col 15y ago
        Is there an example of two or more app stores that are not?
- freehunter 15y ago
  It is when vendors lock out the public app store in favor of their own (Kindle Fire).