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sirsquid@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Knock knock. Who's there? More scam apps on Canonical's Snap Store!

www.gamingonlinux.com

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Knock knock. Who's there? More scam apps on Canonical's Snap Store!

www.gamingonlinux.com

sirsquid@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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No this isn't a joke, sadly. Canonical once again have an issue with scam apps appearing on the Snap Store, which is becoming a repeating problem.
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    Just like Apple and Google with their appstores. They claim to have proprietary stores because it’s safer, but don’t actually do the legwork to back that up.

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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      You can throw the Windows store in there too.

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        You’re saying it like anyone’s using it.

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          Hahaha good one!

          Yeah, its one of the first things that gets nuked from orbit on a fresh Windows install.

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          I wish no one was using it lol

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            Winget unfortunately is very convenient

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