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[–] grue@lemmy.world 87 points 1 week ago (2 children)

side-loading

You mean "installing normally." "Sideloading" is fucking anti-property-rights loaded language.

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 week ago

Good point. Wild how these ghouls have normalized their bullshit language.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Do you have a better, simple word for what they're banning?

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

installing?

downloading and installing programs.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl -5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But they're not banning downloading and installing programs. What are they blocking, specifically?

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

They're banning programs from being installed unless the installation has their consent

They're banning non google-drmed app installs

[–] Jakule17@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Isn’t there somebody you forgot to ask?

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 6 points 1 week ago

Loading non-playstore apps?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago
[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What do you call installing an application on a computer?

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I say "I apt-get it"