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Android's sideloading limits are its most anti-consumer move

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522 points josephcsible | 1 comments | 13 Oct 25 15:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.214s | source
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jim201 ◴[13 Oct 25 16:34 UTC] No.45570331[source]▶
Antitrust action is badly needed in this area. It is ridiculous that I need permission from my device manufacturer to install software on hardware I own. There is no viable alternative than to live in Apple and Google’s ecosystems. This duopoly cannot be allowed to keep this much control of the mobile platforms.
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arccy ◴[13 Oct 25 19:10 UTC] No.45572164[source]▶
you don't need permission for the hardware... you can install your own OS.
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1. mouse_ ◴[13 Oct 25 20:27 UTC] No.45572977[source]▶
Not if you don't have permission to install your own OS...

Didn't Google recently kill AOSP and stop providing board support packages for their phones?