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Two companies and possibly very few people decide what apps will reach a billion people. Sure wish we could elect those people.

• pnathan 12y ago
  Why should they even control this? It should be an open system by default....
  • supabill 12y ago
    And why is that?
    • cpb 12y ago
      I believe pnathan is implying they would prefer to buy and own a device to use as they choose.
  • notatoad 12y ago
    They tried that. The android app market / play store has been "open" since the start. Anybody could publish their app with no control by google. And we blew it. The store filled up with shitty apps, scams, and blatant copies of popular apps. And people complained, so now Google is responding to those complaints by policing their app store, because apparently we can't be trusted with open marketplaces.
• pnathan 12y ago
  Why should they even control this? It should be an open system by default....