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minus-squareLmaydevlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down4·1 year agoBecause 90+% of people don’t know what fdroid is and can’t get many of the apps they need there.
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down4·1 year agoOkay but just the existence of APKs and sideloading means options exist. That doesn’t make a monopoly in my mind
minus-squareflying_sheep@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThat doesn’t answer the question. Sure, in isolation, Android app ecosystem isn’t ideal. But it’s so so much better at allowing competition than the apple one.
Because 90+% of people don’t know what fdroid is and can’t get many of the apps they need there.
Okay but just the existence of APKs and sideloading means options exist. That doesn’t make a monopoly in my mind
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That doesn’t answer the question. Sure, in isolation, Android app ecosystem isn’t ideal. But it’s so so much better at allowing competition than the apple one.