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I wouldn't be surprised if Google pushes its own iOS marketplace: first by making an exclusive Blink-based Chrome to get people to open up their phones if they

I wouldn't be surprised if Google pushes its own iOS marketplace: first by making an exclusive Blink-based Chrome to get people to open up their phones if they want to download "the real Chrome". Then there is little friction to get people to install more (because the hard part is already done), and they could even merge Android and iOS into a single marketplace for mobile apps.

wiseowise 3y ago
> I wouldn't be surprised if Google pushes its own iOS marketplace: first by making an exclusive Blink-based Chrome to get people to open up their phones if they want to download "the real Chrome". Who even cares about Chrome on iOS? https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/mobile/north-america https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/mobile/north...
- Kwpolska 3y ago
  People who want their bookmarks and tabs synced between desktop Chrome and mobile?
  - wiseowise 3y ago
    And that amounts to 5-10%?
    - jeroenhd 3y ago
      That's several million people.
      - wiseowise 3y ago
        Fortnite has that, it wasn't enough to threaten Google monopoly on Android.
        KaoruAoiShiho 3y ago
        That's just one app, there's going to be thousands of apps available to install once installing your own apps is an option.
        wiseowise 3y ago
        Chrome is also one app, what's your point though? That Google will come up with more favorable app store on iOS? Hardly unlikely, given how much inertia people have.
        KaoruAoiShiho 3y ago
        I don't know if it's likely but there are a lot of big brands that can't get their apps on the Apple store for whatever reason, just like Fortnite and Chrome. With enough of them, alternative app stores will take off. I think the biggest category is alternative stores. Like NVIDIA Geforce Now or Steam.
  - bobbylarrybobby 3y ago
    You don't need blink for that though. The current WebKit based chrome syncs just fine.
    - Kwpolska 3y ago
      Sure, you don’t. But Google might say “real Chrome is at the Google Play Store for iOS, the one in Apple’s store is outdated and we’ll kill it off in a few months, because that’s what Google does”.
- cubefox 3y ago
  What does this graph have to do with your question?
dontlaugh 3y ago
I think a Play Store on iOS is possible, but unlikely. Google haven’t done it on any of the open platforms they have Chrome on. [edit] Ultimately, they have almost no incentive. They can install their apps just fine and they don't make their money by users paying them. Epic care because players do pay them directly.

wiseowise 3y ago

> I wouldn't be surprised if Google pushes its own iOS marketplace: first by making an exclusive Blink-based Chrome to get people to open up their phones if they want to download "the real Chrome". Who even cares about Chrome on iOS? https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/mobile/north-america https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/mobile/north...

Kwpolska 3y ago
People who want their bookmarks and tabs synced between desktop Chrome and mobile?
- wiseowise 3y ago
  And that amounts to 5-10%?
  - jeroenhd 3y ago
    That's several million people.
    - wiseowise 3y ago
      Fortnite has that, it wasn't enough to threaten Google monopoly on Android.
      - KaoruAoiShiho 3y ago
        That's just one app, there's going to be thousands of apps available to install once installing your own apps is an option.
        wiseowise 3y ago
        Chrome is also one app, what's your point though? That Google will come up with more favorable app store on iOS? Hardly unlikely, given how much inertia people have.
        KaoruAoiShiho 3y ago
        I don't know if it's likely but there are a lot of big brands that can't get their apps on the Apple store for whatever reason, just like Fortnite and Chrome. With enough of them, alternative app stores will take off. I think the biggest category is alternative stores. Like NVIDIA Geforce Now or Steam.
- bobbylarrybobby 3y ago
  You don't need blink for that though. The current WebKit based chrome syncs just fine.
  - Kwpolska 3y ago
    Sure, you don’t. But Google might say “real Chrome is at the Google Play Store for iOS, the one in Apple’s store is outdated and we’ll kill it off in a few months, because that’s what Google does”.
cubefox 3y ago
What does this graph have to do with your question?

dontlaugh 3y ago

I think a Play Store on iOS is possible, but unlikely. Google haven’t done it on any of the open platforms they have Chrome on. [edit] Ultimately, they have almost no incentive. They can install their apps just fine and they don't make their money by users paying them. Epic care because players do pay them directly.