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It's not "zero curation" with Google, they let anyone publish any app but they remove apps afterwards. For example they recently cleaned up all swing copter clo
by eloisant 12y ago
It's not "zero curation" with Google, they let anyone publish any app but they remove apps afterwards. For example they recently cleaned up all swing copter clones.
If a developer account makes too many apps that end up suspended, they can ban the user account. Then they're pretty good at detecting same physical persons using multiple accounts (credit card, IP address, etc.)
- fenomas 12y agoI don't think that qualifies as curation. Google's market policy is basically identical to YouTube, right? They resolve disputes and enforce the ToS, and that's about it. But one would be hard-pressed to call YouTube curated..
- 6cxs2hd6 12y agoYes. Also: this recent blog post claims Google is willing to remove apps that increase privacy (not just ad-blocking) in a way that undermines Google's business model: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8240450 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8240450