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Uncomfortable Questions About Android Developer Verification

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400 points ingve | 1 comments | 27 Aug 25 05:14 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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swe_dima ◴[27 Aug 25 06:16 UTC] No.45036013[source]▶
There goes one of the main arguments why I've been using Android over iPhone
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bambax ◴[27 Aug 25 07:14 UTC] No.45036408[source]▶
Yes, and that may be something Google does care about in the end. If Android becomes as closed and as controlled as iOS, why Android??
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1. pjmlp ◴[27 Aug 25 07:21 UTC] No.45036458[source]▶
Because most of us live in countries where an iPhone is two months salary at least, or a contract bound to several years before it can be cancelled, while Android is usually half of that, with the freedom of pre-pay.