Android could soon be a very different place.
  • Toes♀@ani.socialEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I’m confused about this.

    You can already run third party sourced apps on android so what are they fighting about?

    I’m assuming it has something to do with the payment processor?

  • LiveLM@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 years ago

    and it must give rival third-party app stores access to the full catalog of Google Play apps, unless developers opt out individually.

    Is it just me or does this part sound a little weird?
    So every alternative app store will be a perfect clone of Play’s app offering? Potentially without the app devs even knowing since it’s a opt-out? huh?

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Sounds that way to me.

      Which means developers being expected by users to support installation and updating through systems they don’t use. Because we know that users have common sense and would never expect the unreasonable, especially from small devs.

  • jonesy@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Google also can’t:

    Share app revenue “with any person or entity that distributes Android apps” or plans to launch an app store or app platform

    Offer developers money or perks to launch their apps on the Play Store exclusively or first

    Offer developers money or perks not to launch their apps on rival stores

    Ok, now do Epic and their paid exclusive practices.

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      They won’t, because the reason these are being implemented is because Google is considered a monopoly.

      It’s not about making a fair playing field. Anti-monopoly stuff is about giving other companies advantages to help them compete.