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Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge (www.theverge.com)

submitted 23 hours ago by RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 21 hours ago

I don't see a problem with F-Droid being available on Google Play, I just don't think it should be a requirement to allow competitors' app stores in their app store.

That said, it's interesting that Microsoft Store allows alternative stores. I've avoided the Microsoft Store like the plague, so that's cool. Maybe that's a good argument for Google being required to follow suit. Idk, I just don't like the idea of an app store being forced to support direct competitors, that seems like a conflict of interest and I honestly wouldn't trust that store to be consistently up-to-date.