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Why do you think they are doing it?
by xigoi 7mo ago
Why do you think they are doing it?
- lern_too_spel 7mo agoF-Droid still works the same as it did before. This just means that McDonald's can distribute its apps on its website without showing a scary warning on install on Google's Android builds.
- xigoi 7mo agoNo it doesn’t. You will now have to follow a lengthy process before being allowed to install apps from F-Droid.
- lern_too_spel 7mo ago[dead]
- jeroenhd 7mo agoTo stop scammer-guided malware installation, and probably those "download whatsappupdate.apk for free new emoji" ads that pop up all the time. Google doesn't care about F-Droid one way or the other. It's a niche project that barely registers on the scale of all Android users.
- fc417fc802 7mo agoThey don't care about F-Droid but they do care to choke out any potential competitors to their ecosystem before they can get a foothold. See their behavior surrounding device certification for example. They want to abuse the network effects of their ecosystem to prevent consumers from leaving. This is just more of that - vendor lock-in masquerading as an unfortunate necessity.
- IshKebab 7mo agoTo defeat scammers. Not everything is a conspiracy.