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by ipsento606 624 days ago
It's really a matter of perspective. On the one hand, it's creating a situation where a user cannot uninstall the app. On the other hand, it's _allowing_ a user to prevent themselves from being able to uninstall the app under some circumstances. Whether this is ultimately a net increase or decrease in user freedom is an exercise in judgement.
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IMO, it's a net decrease, because past owners shouldn't be able to bind future owners. The fact that it's your past self binding your future self, rather than the usual case of the manufacturer binding the end-user, is irrelevant.