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By viruses I don't only mean them in the classical sense, but also apps that steal your data, apps that mislead you, apps riddled with ads everywhere. That's th
by askonomm 3y ago
By viruses I don't only mean them in the classical sense, but also apps that steal your data, apps that mislead you, apps riddled with ads everywhere. That's the future if you want app stores with no oversight, and you will have app stores with no oversight if you put 0$ as the budget for managing the stores.
- gkbrk 3y agoToday iOS doesn't allow running apps that were not vetted by Apple. And yet you can find loads of apps that steal your data, with ads everywhere. All approved by Apple. In contrast, Android has multiple app stores that exclusively host open-source, non-spyware and ad-free ads.
- pb7 3y ago> ad-free ads The future is here!
- askonomm 3y agoI have found the overall design aesthetic and user experience to be tremendously worse on Android however, and with a lot more ad-riddled apps.
- _v7gu 3y agoGod I miss F-droid, hope EU makes apple allow them in soon
- wkat4242 3y agoThat doesn't mean there will be an ecosystem of ethical FOSS app developers though. That will take much time to develop and it only being available in the EU will limit its growth. And you'll probably still have to invest in a Mac to compile for iOS. I think the excellent FOSS apps ecosystem will remain exclusive to android even after Apple is forced to open up.