> It was always obvious that Play Stores and their captive developer "communities" were a trap. Forced API upgrades are just one aspect of that. I was convince

> It was always obvious that Play Stores and their captive developer "communities" were a trap. Forced API upgrades are just one aspect of that. I was convinced the app stores would be a flop because I didn’t think there would be a critical mass of developers that were willing to give up the guarantee they could actually deploy their apps.