Note that Tencent owns 40% of Epic, who a lot of people think is a hero for trying to take away Apple’s power to prevent bad actors on their store.
Walled gardens should be dismantled. They shouldn't have been allowed to begin with, for Nintendo 64 or whatever it was.
If Epics wins the lawsuit against Apple, doesn't that set a precedent that all walled garden vendors need to allow an alternative way to install applications?
Android is doing well with its multiple app-stores, security-conscious users can limit themselves to F-droid, and the rest can keep using the PlayStore for proprietary apps. Granted Android still lacks an independent option for paid apps, but I think it will come.
Nope. Users will use the stores where the apps they want are.
Players starting new stores will just pay for exclusives of popular apps, so that users are forced to install other stores, which will of course claim to support privacy and security in marketing terms that have no substance.
Android is why it is clearly wrong to intervene in Apple’s secure store.
If people want a choice of stores, Android is available and just as good as iPhone.
Why is Android wrong? The sky hasn't fallen over on the Android side.
Android's security woes are caused by lack of updates from carriers (which frequently delay or block Android updates), OEMs (which frequently don't bother to port security updates because they want to sell the newest devices, shenanigans similar to those pulled by Apple until it changed its stance about 2 years ago or so).
I don't know many people side loading apps or installing alternate app stores. The big alternative app stores are Chinese, which are there for obvious, non security related issues, and Amazon's app store, which is used primarily on their devices.
So I don't really see the problem. I do see a solid Stockholm syndrome.
The market provides an option for people who want an open phone and for those who don’t.
Same kind of problem with presidential elections in democratic republics. Closed systems limit choice.
Pretty much every messaging app has video chat these days.
If you care about an open phone, buy Android. Nothing is going to stop you having a video call with your family and friends.