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I'd say a welcome change, if done properly. I also noticed they're enforcing business registration and account verification requirements, and shutting down acco

• dathinab 2y ago
  I fear that will also be used as an excuse to move against "unliked" apps. Like (likely open source, hobby produced) no-nonsense (cost) free apps which provide some basic functionality and nothing more but also nothing unwanted (no tracking ads etc.). Or in general apps without ads (google is known to already discriminated against such ads in various ways).
  • FergusArgyll 2y ago
    It's hard to complain tho, you can just install a different app store or sideload the app you want yourself, it's really easy even for a non-techie
    • dathinab 2y ago
      no it's easy to complain as such action would be a market power abuse which distorts the marked in a consumer hostile way so as a consumer I have all right to complain and as a producer too as this might also e.g. affect cheap but not free apps, the marked you can reach with 3rd party app stores is size wise a joke