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by myko 1264 days ago
There is no Android app store monopoly. You can download apks and install them already. See: https://f-droid.org/
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wiseowise 1264 days ago
Just as there was no “IE monopoly”, even though you could technically download separate browser.
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myko 1263 days ago
I don't think that works as a metaphor. IE got MS in trouble because it was so embedded into the OS that it was literally required, and MS did everything they could to force users to use it.

Android works fine when built from source with no Play Store at all, using F-Droid as the primary store.

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