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Google and Apple should not control what happens on mobile. They're too big and they've monopolized computing as a platform. Why do these companies get to say
by echelon 2y ago
Google and Apple should not control what happens on mobile. They're too big and they've monopolized computing as a platform.
Why do these companies get to say what you do with your camera, how you order food, or who you date? Their App Store dictatorship lets them control all of this.
The DOJ needs to mandate web installs for both platforms. Sandboxing, permissions dialogues, behavioural heuristics, and signature detection are all we need to keep us safe. The App Store concept is just a grift to earn Apple and Google margin on all transactions.
- resource_waste 2y agoI have been using Fdroid on my devices and am quite happy. All of my apps don't get 'upgraded' with new microtransactions, no SEO spam, and the apps do the job.
- KeplerBoy 2y agoYou know that Google never had that dictatorship on Android? Apple might lose its monopoly, at least if other legislations follow the EU.
- echelon 2y agoGoogle (knowingly?) benefits from the current posture of defaults. You can't one click install a web app, nor is it the expected user behavior. The "might be harmful" and buried system dialogues mean that 0.001% of users will ever do this. It's completely unviable. In a sense this might be worse behavior. Google gets to skirt regulatory scrutiny, yet functionally enables zero companies and users to leverage this path.
- KeplerBoy 2y agoThere are entire product lines of android devices out there which ship with different default stores. Think of Amazon or chinese huawei devices, even samsung ships it's own app store. Google's App Store is not that dominant.
- ewoodrich 2y agoAmazon even lets you buy books on the Android Kindle app if installed via the Samsung/Galaxy Store vs the Play Store.
- notavalleyman 2y ago>Why do these companies get to say what you do with your camera, how you order food, or who you date? Their App Store dictatorship lets them control all of this. Can you share some examples of when this happened to you?
- pjc50 2y agoThe app store controls what food ordering and dating apps are allowed to exist. So it's not a "to this person specifically" situation, but certain things don't make it to the market. (personally I'm in the middle on this: some quality control is valuable, and probably essential for anything with access to user data or payment services. But the store is also anti-competitive.)
- echelon 2y agoMoreover, what if I don't want Google or Apple to know about my {Islamic LGBT app, Chinese Democracy app, etc.} ? Why do they have to know or control me or my audience?
- KPGv2 2y ago> Moreover, what if I don't want Google or Apple to know about my {Islamic LGBT app, Chinese Democracy app, etc.} ? I admit that I don't know about Apple's ecosystem, but if you don't want Google to know about your Islamic LGBT app, you don't have to tell them. Android users can download your app off your personally-owned .com and install it to their phone no problem.
- kyleee 2y agoI am sure though Google gets metadata and usage data from Google play services and other system software on android that reveals app usage, though