On: Apple will charge 27% commission for alternative payment systems in Netherlands

[Retric]

You don’t need to use Google’s android App Store on Android.

[AnthonyMouse → Retric]

They make it sufficiently arduous to do otherwise that the bar is higher than what ordinary people can reach. The proof that this is not the case will be when a single store has less than half of the Android app market.

[konradx → AnthonyMouse]

With Android, you can at least enable "Install [insecure] apps from 3. parties" or the like. You can then install whatever you like. Just like on most computers. Remember to disable the option after install .

[dwaite → AnthonyMouse]

Why is the expectation that regulations will force Apple to set the bar lower than what Google has already done?

[charcircuit → AnthonyMouse]

Installing fdroid was really easy. I don't remember it being arduous.

[paulryanrogers → charcircuit]

It's a pain to keep FDroid installed apps updated. Silent background updates are impossible. Yet Play Store can do it.

[charcircuit → paulryanrogers]

Is clicking on the notification and then clicking install that hard to do?

[paulryanrogers → charcircuit]

It's friction. IME the updates often fail too. Then nag again and again.