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tejtm • yesterday at 1:34 AM • 4 replies • view on HN

Please call it what it is and always has been:

   I.N.S.T.A.L.L.I.N.G   S.O.F.T.W.A.R.E
"side load" is like "jay walking' seeks to stigmatize humans being human.

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throwawayk7h • yesterday at 5:53 PM

"Being able to install software is why was why I switched to Android"

This doesn't make sense to me. iOS and Android (and HarmonyOS) all allow you to "install software".

realusername • yesterday at 6:31 AM

I call it "direct install" personally, implying the play store is the indirect install.

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JLCarveth • yesterday at 12:03 PM

Please don't try and police my language

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tredre3 • yesterday at 4:36 AM

When you jay walk you take the risk of being hit by a car, causing injuries to you, to the driver, and to other nearby people.

So I don't understand your analogy? Are you suggesting that pedestrians own the streets and should do what they please, as users own their phone and should have the right to do as they please? Or something else?

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