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Come on! It's not scareware! You have to admit these alternative app stores are going to be massively adopted by scammers and grifters (not saying all of the co
by snapcaster 3y ago
Come on! It's not scareware! You have to admit these alternative app stores are going to be massively adopted by scammers and grifters (not saying all of the companies that will use these app stores are scammers, but all the scammers and grifters will use them).
Actual real human beings are having their lives turned upside down by things like this every fucking day. Can you try to have a little bit of compassion for people totally ignorant about computers and how much we ask them to do now? The world (and apple) doesn't revolve around developers!
What actual problem for _customers_ is being solved by alternative app stores? I don't know a single non-techie apple person who even knows what this means or has a single desire to sideload an app
- malermeister 3y agoThis is not a real issue on Android, where this has been the status quo forever. Are there any reasons it would be different here or is it just FUD after all?
- riversflow 3y ago> This is not a real issue on Android What!? Yes it is. I've seen it first hand on numerous kids phones, that "have a bad battery" or "stopped working". Turns out downloading unlimited arbitrary binaries from in-app/in-youtube advertisements leads to a functionally bricked phone. I assume adults are too embarrassed, don't want to hand their phone over to someone and just buy a new one.
- TheLoafOfBread 3y agoWow, scary ... then why is it not the case for MacOS?
- LtWorf 3y agoThere's plenty of crap within the store. No need to blame out of store stuff. f-droid works fine.