Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge
Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge
Android will soon be a very different place.
You're viewing a single thread.
I'm initially feeling, "Great, now do Apple."
But I do wonder how some of this ruling will be implemented. Forcing Google Play to host other app stores seems like it may be excessive.
Let me download F-Droid or whatever, drop anti-competitive barriers to it, don't prevent anyone from using their device how they want. But I am savvy to the risks. There are a lot of non-techie people for whom the Google Play walled garden more keeps out threats than keeps them imprisoned, if we're being honest. It's one thing for Google to host an app it can scan for malware and designate as safe. Hosting an app store is impossible to verify is safe, I think.
Good overall, but I think Google isn't entirely acting in bad faith in promising to appeal.
Nah. They tried to do the same to Apple. Somehow, Apple won.
That makes no sense at all why they impose this ruling on Android that had side loading to begin with but don't force Apple wide open to actually allow side loading. Makes the whole thing seem like an empty gesture of nothing actually being accomplished.
That's exactly what this is. Apple bought off more politicians than Google did, apparently.