[gdulli]

Also if the majority of sideloaders go away because it's become more difficult, what will happen to the development scene? Will it stall out from lack of developer interest because there's such a small audience compared to before? (Despite it still being possible.)

[cyanydeez]

I see googles actions as lashing out at everyone because theyre being attacked for their monopoly activities.

They want to punish customers for electing regulators who care about consumer protections.

This is large scale abusive boyfriend behavior, doubling down.

Anyone who defends google/Android has been heeled in fear.

[gdulli]

There's no spite or emotion, it's a company. They want to kill NewPipe etc. to force everything through apps they control and can monetize. It's just about money.

[anticensor]

A company is a group of individuals acting together for a goal that could not individually be achieved, the legal personality of the company exists to reduce (not eliminate) the liability and coherently steer the members of it. Those shareholders/business partners individually wouldn't be able to earn this much money nor have this much work done by employees of each.

[cyanydeez]

Yes, there is. The people who got rich absolutely think they deserve it all.