“Apple has better lawyers and protection” basically. The fact that Apple’s lock down is still a thing just boggles my mind, especially post windows internet explorer world.
Comment on Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight
Switorik@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
If Google does then so does Apple?
I don’t fully understand this. If you want your app on a store front, you play by their rules or provide direct alternatives.
drmoose@lemmy.world 11 months ago
nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 11 months ago
or provide direct alternatives.
yeah. Huawei has their own, Samsung has their own, Amazon has their own, Xiaomi has their own, I imagine so do all other Chinese OEM’s. All of these run Android. What exactly does this verdict mean? What was the jury smoking and how the fuck did Google let it slide?!
NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 11 months ago
In the free world outside Usa, Apple gets more legal attacks for that than Google.
greybeard@lemmy.one 11 months ago
The problem is, they can’t provide a direct alternative. On Apple they straight can’t sideload, and on Android Google has intentionally made the experience shitty and dangerous to discourage it.
nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 11 months ago
In what way?
greybeard@lemmy.one 11 months ago
They have made it nearly impossible for a non-rooted phone to have apps automatically update, or an app store automatically update apps if it isn’t the play store.
nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 11 months ago
That is not true since Android 12