• J-Bone@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 months ago

    Wait, what the hell?

    I can’t believe this, who the hell are they to decide what I should install?

    They are welcome to curate their own store, but sideloading concerns only the user.

    Hopefully, the EU and other jurisdictions block this.

    Fucking corrupt American oligarchs.

    • BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com
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      11 months ago

      Hopefully, the EU and other jurisdictions block this.

      This is very similar to the notarization process Apple introduced to comply with the EU requirement of allowing third-party stores, and yet the EU doesn’t seem concerned (maybe because Apple did not allow third-party stores in the first place, will it be different for Google?)

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        11 months ago

        Not an Apple user, so I didn’t know about this. Extremely disappointing.

        It really does seem avoiding any and all American services/products (to the extent possible, with exceptions where reasonable) is the only way forward.

        I am increasingly coming to the conclusion that the US is a ethical, cultural and even economic dead end. Yes even economic, only a fool would believe intense corruption and broad support of criminality and corruption among the population will not have any negative effects in the future.

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          11 months ago

          You think this wouldn’t happen elsewhere?

          It’s not just an American thing, it’s an asshoke thing, and those people are everywhere, and will always find a way.

    • Ulrich@feddit.org
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      11 months ago

      The EU can’t even distribute their own apps without Play Integrity. Seems unlikely they will care.