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Just having it as an Android feature would be pretty good. Millions of phones, all paying $5/month for these features.
by robertlagrant 2y ago
Just having it as an Android feature would be pretty good. Millions of phones, all paying $5/month for these features.
- Rinzler89 2y agoExcept Android users are not known for paying for things (for SW I mean).
- johnnyanmac 2y agothis was fixed some 8-10 years ago when most apps trying to make money shifted to subscription services. You can't pirate an APK if it's just a thin client. There's definitely free/OS ways to run a VPN, but it definitely a clunky process with limited locations available.
- vetinari 2y agoSwitch to subscriptions was caused by many different factors, like non-existent way to sell upgrades to new versions through app stores or forced BS activities by appstores with crazy deadlines. And yes, more regular, even though lower, cashflow too.
- adithyassekhar 2y agoThat's an invalid argument to make against a service that's only available for people who are already paying for Google one.
- robertlagrant 2y agoYes - I didn't mean all Android users would have it. I mean making it available means they basically have an iCloud competitor they can release on all Play-enabled phones, which millions of people would likely pay for.
- input_sh 2y agoThat already exists, it's called Google One. It's installed on a billion devices and it's pretty comparable to iCloud: more storage, email, and a bunch of other things most people don't care about, all included in one subscription. If anything, this is a story about how there's one less feature most people don't care about. Of course, Apple only offers like a couple of subscriptions while Google has dozens of them, only some of which are united into that one subscription to rule them all.
- vetinari 2y agoWell, there are very few apps worth paying for. Out of these that are worth paying for, large percentage are a very niche.
- threatofrain 2y agoI'd phrase it as the bulk of apps worth paying for are subscriptions from mega-services like Netflix. Those app payments may happen outside of mobile.
- xnx 2y agoPixel VPN is available for all Pixel phones 7 and newer. I might even get a spare phone to use as a home VPN proxy.
- justinclift 2y agoPity about not being allowed to use 3rd party repair parts with Pixels though. :( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40566186 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40566186
- xnx 2y agoSeems like an extremely rare circumstance that a person would get a 3rd party repair and then a Google repair on the same phone.
- justinclift 2y agoTo my mind, the rarity isn't really relevant. Google purposely choosing to very specifically screw over its users like that should be enough for a lot of people (once they know) to avoid buying a Pixel. :)
- xnx 2y ago"Google has assured us that it will not keep phones sent in for repair and that it is changing the wording of its ToS agreement to reflect this better." https://www.androidauthority.com/google-keeps-phones-with-non-oem-parts-3448350/ https://www.androidauthority.com/google-keeps-phones-with-no...
- justinclift 2y agoCool. Hopefully they do actually change things and not do that any more. I guess time will tell. :)
- SXX 2y ago> I might even get a spare phone to use as a home VPN proxy. Most likely VPN will not applies on tethering. And if you unlock your phone Google wont allow you to use VPN. So it's not sounds like a good plan.