alt Hacker News> Android is for everyone. It’s built on a commitment to an open and safe platform. Users should feel confident installing apps, no matter where they get them from.
This intro immediately tells me that whatever comes after will be horrible for users and developers. Surprise surprise, I was right. Software to "verify" side loaded apps is a bad, anti user idea.
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"side loaded apps" is merely a pejorative Google and Apple use for "apps".
What they call "apps" are "apps that we like and we distribute to you under our control of both yourself as a registered user and the developers".
Well, I guess I'll need to install a non-Android distribution then. I hope one would be available for my phone by the end of the year :-(
It's like a slimy HR telling you to come over for a chat. You immediately know it's not a chat
I am waiting for Google to require bodily fluid sample to verify identity.
Whenever I find that I need to install something from the Play Store rather than from F-Droid, it fills me with dread, because I'm not confident about what those apps do behind the scenes.