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Simple: if they were going to do that, they already would have on Android, where it's possible right now. Sure, Meta could demand that people install their sup
by infotainment 3y ago
Simple: if they were going to do that, they already would have on Android, where it's possible right now.
Sure, Meta could demand that people install their super-extra-spyware version of Instagram from the META STORE instead of Google Play. But, what they'd likely find out is the same thing Epic found out when it tried to found its own store: most users just don't care enough to install stuff from third-party stores, and generally won't bother.
- disgruntledphd2 3y ago> Simple: if they were going to do that, they already would have on Android, where it's possible right now. Maybe, maybe not. Android didn't attempt to destroy their business though, whereas Apple did (and then turned around and introduced their own, non ATT compliant ad system).
- jjulius 3y agoI'd grant you that point if this was someone like Musk that we're talking about, but Zuck just doesn't seem like he's at that level of vindictive/petty to go to all of this trouble[1] just out of spite. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39013192 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39013192
- disgruntledphd2 3y agoYeah, fair. iOS was super, super important to their business though, so it might net out as financially worthwhile, especially if they created it more as a gaming store with a pitch to all the mobile gaming companies that they'd be able to do analytics again. (Actually, they're one of the few people that could make a store like that work, dunno if they'd want the distraction but it might be worthwhile for the ads business).