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Consumers also don't know what they don't have.
by wvenable 4y ago
Consumers also don't know what they don't have.
- eecc 4y agoI do know I don’t have to install an alt-store that is going to let its apps track my very soul if I need to install a popular app. E.g. imagine Google rolling their own Play to install Chrome or Maps. Facebook for Whatsapp, Amazon for Kindle et Al, Netflix for its own… etc etc. No the moment that happens it’s over
- modo_mario 4y agoLike what? F-droid?
- eecc 4y agoYeah righty, that’s like trying to stop the ocean with your hands. You know that 99.999% of users will have several applications or gadgets forcing them — and eventually you, if you want to remain socially functional — to install an unrestricted alt-store. Eg: anecdote: mother-on-law was gifted a cheap smartwatch (Samsung I think). Installing its companion software required downloading and registering to a whole new store on her Android smartphone. Weirdly enough I think it was also a Samsung, already had 2 stores (the Samsung and Play ones), yet she (we) had to dump yet another one on that sorry mess.
- ben_w 4y agoHenry Ford[0] quote about consumers wanting a better horse. But in this case, Android does exist. [0] Misunderstanding leading to misattribution: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/07/28/ford-faster-horse https://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/07/28/ford-faster-horse