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Apple/Google get to decide themselves who stays and who doesn’t; one of them cannot remove TikTok because everyone will flock to the other side. And money; Tik
by tluyben2 4y ago
Apple/Google get to decide themselves who stays and who doesn’t; one of them cannot remove TikTok because everyone will flock to the other side. And money; TikTok is one of the few apps that makes money, lot’s of it. I don’t know or use it, but I assume Apple and Google benefit from that.
- josephcsible 4y ago> one of them cannot remove TikTok because everyone will flock to the other side Not if they both did it at once.
- colordrops 4y agoAs if either Google or Apple cares about privacy.
- mattnewton 4y agoWhat's in it for Apple? End up with pissed off users, probably brand damage in China, so that an ad network they don't compete with, but Google does, is crushed? And if Google allows it back on their store or just people publicize how to sideload, it could even cause a few super fans to switch platforms to android.
- paranoidrobot 4y ago> one of them cannot remove TikTok because everyone will flock to the other side. If Google did it, for sure, and then everyone shares how to side-load on Android. If Apple did it, I'm pretty sure you get a whole lot of complaints but little action. Apple's lack of ability to side-load or have alternate app-stores, plus their lock-in for the rest of their ecosystem makes that barrier to switching a lot higher. I think Apple would have to do something a lot bigger than banning TikTok to get a critical-mass to move off Apple devices. One of the larger messaging services perhaps - WhatsApp or Telegram or whatever's big in various regions might do it.