• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    I feel like I would have agreed with Google had they just argued “This is our private store. We did all the work to build it. We control the rules. If you want to make the Epic Store apk, you can. Sideloading is an absolute possibility. No hacking needed.”

    I would agree with that.

    Instead they argued by Epic charging money without giving google a slice, it compromises users safety and the innovation of the platform.

    Fuck

    Off.

    • iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world
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      16 days ago

      But apps outside of their store (such as fdroid) get constantly pinged for malware security scans, and android treats them as second class citizens in a lot of scenarios. It’s really frustrating to fight your phone on so many fronts just to use the apps you want.