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The Google Play Store Ruling Is Bad News for Longtime Android Phone Users (gizmodo.com)
submitted 11 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Not to editorialize, but I think this is kind of a crazy article. Sharing for the laughs and the discussuon.

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[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

I don't understand this ruling. They all seem like minor things. And this has been true for years:

The ability for manufacturers to provide an alternative app store alongside the Play Store on new devices

Samsung has always had a separate app store install on their phones. And Xiaomi has one I'm pretty sure. Amazon definitely does.

How is it not a good thing for developers to be able to charge customers outside of the app store? I get that it may be better for security for Google to be taking care of it, but it seems financially better for developers not to have 30% of their income taken.

IDK, if someone can explain why this stuff is actually new or bad, I'd love to hear it.