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What? Why would devices locked down at the OS-level to only a 1st-party store and only permitting installing through that 1st-party store be hardware-bound? W
by Pxtl 3y ago
What? Why would devices locked down at the OS-level to only a 1st-party store and only permitting installing through that 1st-party store be hardware-bound?
Winphones were bound to the Windows store, but were 3rd-party devices.
- COGlory 3y agoBecause the comparison is to Apple.
- Pxtl 3y agoThe lawsuits vs Google and Apple were about was allowing 3rd-party stores onto your platform, not about hardware lock-in.
- COGlory 3y agoEpic vs Google: Epic wins. Epic vs Apple: Epic loses. Comments like OP: "Lesson learned: just lock down your platform like Apple" My response: "If Android is locked down [like Apple] it never gets big" Not sure why this is so hard to follow.