[grantpalin]

> The duopoly of having Apple and Google control the entire mobile universe is gut wrenching. This developer is now unable to develop for millions of phones based on an algorithm deciding they were a bad actor and Google likely won't be compelled to care, a drop in the vast ocean of their concerns.

Not surprising. A duopoly is little better than a monopoly. This is why we needed other viable platforms - which we had in Blackberry and Windows Phone - but didn't support them enough so we lost them. And here we are, caught between Apple and Google.

[pixl97]

In some ways a duopoly is worse. In a monopoly the government will generally force the actor to behave. In a duopoly the actors can point at each other and say the end user has a choice, even when actors behaviour is the same.

[taneq]

We see the same dynamic in two-party politics.

[fsflover]

> This is why we needed other viable platforms

Consider supporting GNU/Linux phones (Librem 5 and Pinephone), which support desktop Linux apps.

[moonbug]

hoo yeah. libreoffice on my phone. sign me up!