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[wvenable]

They could do that now on Android but they don't because the Play store is biggest distribution channel.

I feel like the argument falls a bit flat when sideloading exists on Android, Android has 70% of the global market share, and none of these supposed evils have happened.

[babypuncher → wvenable]

They don't because the Play Store's privacy rules are nowhere near as strict as those on iOS.

[wvenable → babypuncher]

Why is that a store thing?

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/16/google-plans-android-privacy...

https://developer.android.com/design-for-safety/privacy-sand...