Who gives a fuck about Google? They pull the same shit whenever they get the chance.
They literally don’t though. They don’t try to police sideloaded apps or georestrict other browsers
They don’t police sideloading?
My takeaway from that article is they don’t, and haven’t.
The splash screen for installing a package not from the play store is there to protect the end user. Without it there would probably be a much worse unwanted software issue on android.
I’ve been “side loading” or just “installing” applications on my android devices since the nexus one, without the help of the play store.
That’s not what the lawsuit is about. Google made backdoor deals to pay developers to release on the play store instead of their own 3rd party app store. They were found at fault for anti-competitive behavior.
That’s a pot calling a kettle black. Epic is doing the same thing with there store.
Except they actually don’t in this case. You’re free to release a browser with any engine you choose on Android and distribute it through the Play Store.
Yet another reason apple is dogshit. They’re not content to have a limited number of such reasons
