Comment on Nextcloud cries foul over Google Play Store app rejection
roguetrick@lemmy.world 1 day agoI’m actually certain that the issues facing Nextcloud are not some malicious anti-competitive effort, but yet more sheer and utter incompetence from every enterprise/business facing aspect of Google.
That both may be true and anticompetitive at the same time. Google cloud services apps certainly aren’t randomly getting blocked or going through the same system.
EmilyIsTrans@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Oh yeah for sure. Google, extremely large companies, and government apps essentially have different streams and access to support than the rest of us mere mortals. They all receive scrutiny, but they have much more ability to access real support and may have slightly altered guidelines.
roguetrick@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I get what you’re saying, but giving yourself a fast lane to in other business areas is an explicit choice to be anticompetitive. That decision on its own is inherently malicious. It doesn’t allow you to then say the consequences of that decision are neutral.
EmilyIsTrans@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
There are plenty of legitimate reasons for Google to provide extra support and exceptions to parts of their guidelines to certain parties, including themselves. No one is claiming this is a consequence-neutral decision, and it’s right to not inherently trust these exceptions, but it is not a black and white issue.
In this case, placing extra barriers around sensitive permissions like
MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGEfor untrusted parties is perfectly reasonable, but the process they implemented should be competent and appealable to a real support person. Google should be criticized for (and “heavily fined” by the EU if that were to happen) their inconsistent and often incorrect baseline review process, as well as their lack of any real support. They are essentially part of a duopoly and should thus be forced to act responsibly.