[byjove]

How is it “hypocritical”? they tend to boot malware as well from the play store, which also violates the TOS.

This app has bricked the devices of less technical users and left them without a warranty, Google's obligations is to prevent that.

[interpol_p]

Fair enough, calling Google hypocritical was reactionary on my part.

In my memories of Google's introduction of the Android Market, they seemed to play-up the "no review period" as an advantage over the App Store. I think there has been some mixed messaging from Google over the years — they extol openness and developer freedoms, but clearly enforce terms of service where it counts.

Perhaps it's not hypocritical, but at times it feels like there are two Googles.