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There are no gatekeepers, who decide what gets published and what doesn't, anymore. Apple routinely rejects applications to their App store. Have you not r

There are no gatekeepers, who decide what gets published and what doesn't, anymore. Apple routinely rejects applications to their App store. Have you not read any of the numerous stories where app devs get denied? This is not a freedom problem. You have the freedom to buy an Android device, and you have the freedom to install any apk you want without ever even opening the Google app store. The freedom to do something like "install any app via .apk" may exist, but it is still a "freedom problem" when there's a large barrier to installing an .apk on your device. I'm speculating of course, but real world anecdotes would lead me to believe that a very small % of the population even knows what an APK is.

josu 13y ago
>Apple routinely rejects applications to their App store. Have you not read any of the numerous stories where app devs get denied? Yes, I am aware. And yes, you are right. But the gatekeeping on the app stores has nothing to do with the music, movie or even book industry. Could they be more lenient? Yes, but you can't denied that the game has indeed changed. >I'm speculating of course, but real world anecdotes would lead me to believe that a very small % of the population even knows what an APK is. I would say that you are right again. And you are also right, maybe this is a debate about freedom, but personally, I don't consider having to go to settings, security and checking a box, a large barrier to freedom. If you actually seek freedom, it's only a few (acceptable) steps away.
- cortesoft 13y ago
  Sure, you have the freedom to install any apps you want. However, if I am starting a business, and most people don't know how to exercise that freedom to install an app from somewhere else, I am not going to get very far in my business if this is what is required for my end users to use my program. Therefore, I am not going to invest time in developing anything that requires that sort of installation, making it practically the same as not being able to do that at all.
  - josu 13y ago
    But you make it sound more like an education problem than a freedom problem. The issue is not that people are not allowed to install apks, the problem is that people don't know how to exercise that freedom.

josu 13y ago

>Apple routinely rejects applications to their App store. Have you not read any of the numerous stories where app devs get denied? Yes, I am aware. And yes, you are right. But the gatekeeping on the app stores has nothing to do with the music, movie or even book industry. Could they be more lenient? Yes, but you can't denied that the game has indeed changed. >I'm speculating of course, but real world anecdotes would lead me to believe that a very small % of the population even knows what an APK is. I would say that you are right again. And you are also right, maybe this is a debate about freedom, but personally, I don't consider having to go to settings, security and checking a box, a large barrier to freedom. If you actually seek freedom, it's only a few (acceptable) steps away.

cortesoft 13y ago
Sure, you have the freedom to install any apps you want. However, if I am starting a business, and most people don't know how to exercise that freedom to install an app from somewhere else, I am not going to get very far in my business if this is what is required for my end users to use my program. Therefore, I am not going to invest time in developing anything that requires that sort of installation, making it practically the same as not being able to do that at all.
- josu 13y ago
  But you make it sound more like an education problem than a freedom problem. The issue is not that people are not allowed to install apks, the problem is that people don't know how to exercise that freedom.