The reason I joined the Android team in 2010, and that since 2008 I’ve carried Android not iOS devices, was that I could just download software.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/116261526543583522
The reason I joined the Android team in 2010, and that since 2008 I’ve carried Android not iOS devices, was that I could just download software. And other people could download mine.
This new process is a massive breaking of faith with the community.
To be fair, every year or two Apple ratchets up the difficulty of downloading Mac apps.
The doors on every open platform are swinging closed, fast or slow. Capitalism is broken. Another reason we need to protect the Web.
Feaugh.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/116261526543583522
The reason I joined the Android team in 2010, and that since 2008 I’ve carried Android not iOS devices, was that I could just download software. And other people could download mine.
This new process is a massive breaking of faith with the community.
To be fair, every year or two Apple ratchets up the difficulty of downloading Mac apps.
The doors on every open platform are swinging closed, fast or slow. Capitalism is broken. Another reason we need to protect the Web.
Feaugh.
@timbray I don't love this change but I think it's pretty thoughtful. It's a one time 24 hour delay per phone. And it seems thoughtfully designed to break the spell of a scammer. I think it might help.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/116261526543583522
The reason I joined the Android team in 2010, and that since 2008 I’ve carried Android not iOS devices, was that I could just download software. And other people could download mine.
This new process is a massive breaking of faith with the community.
To be fair, every year or two Apple ratchets up the difficulty of downloading Mac apps.
The doors on every open platform are swinging closed, fast or slow. Capitalism is broken. Another reason we need to protect the Web.
Feaugh.
@timbray
I'm going to switch to /e/os in the near future (android without google).And to google, I hope people find workarounds if your system is going live.
To the EU this smells, looks and tastes like a disguised monopoly. -
RE: https://mastodon.social/@nixCraft/116261526543583522
The reason I joined the Android team in 2010, and that since 2008 I’ve carried Android not iOS devices, was that I could just download software. And other people could download mine.
This new process is a massive breaking of faith with the community.
To be fair, every year or two Apple ratchets up the difficulty of downloading Mac apps.
The doors on every open platform are swinging closed, fast or slow. Capitalism is broken. Another reason we need to protect the Web.
Feaugh.
@timbray as someone with an aging parent who uses Android, and is having cognitive issues, I'm perfectly fine with this one-time speed bump.
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