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Doubt it... I seriously doubt even 1% of android users has even heard of FDroid or knows that Amazon has it's own android market you can load on your phone. Th
by tracker1 3y ago
Doubt it... I seriously doubt even 1% of android users has even heard of FDroid or knows that Amazon has it's own android market you can load on your phone. That will really limit network effect overall.
- hiatus 3y agoIf you download an apk off of a website you can install it just like that, no f-droid needed.
- kelnos 3y agoAll it takes is one kid in class to sideload the app and show off to their friends that they have the app again, and others will follow.
- powersnail 3y agoDownloading from a website is simple enough. That’s what Windows users do for a long time. A mildly motivated teenager definitely can figure it out.
- nerdbert 3y agoYou may doubt it, but installing VPNs and getting software from alternate sources is a basic life skill in a country like Iran where the government tries hard to control what people see online. The old and young alike are doing this.
- Our_Benefactors 3y agoThe article is about banning TikTok in USA.
- detaro 3y agoSo you think Americans are less capable of learning such things if given a motivation?
- Our_Benefactors 3y agoI don’t think tiktok is so valuable that Americans will start paying for a 3rd party service just to access it that requires additional setup, hassle, and technical savvy, no.