[steiger]

I didn't know you couldn't install apps from unofficial sources on iOS!

Still, I think that getting your app banned from Play Store 99.9% of the times will mean an effectively dead app.

As an Android app developer, I try to publish on as many stores as possible, but traffic from alternate stores is unfortunatelly almost non-existent.

[Yetanfou]

True, the Play Store is the nexus of Android app distribution. The fact that it is not the only venue is a big advantage for both Android users as well as developers as it makes it impossible for a single party - be it Google or an entity pressuring Google into acting in a certain way - to keep applications from reaching users. Although only a small fraction of the total flow it is nevertheless significant in what it embodies: freedom from censorship.

[steiger]

I generally agree.