commander comments on Google ends its 30% app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

[–] commander@lemmy.world 131 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Tech writers consistently suck. We've had 3rd party app stores for a long time. Googles trying to make them worse, not welcoming them

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[–] db2@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago (6 children)

3rd party app stores were installable through Google Play for a long time? You sure?

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[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 31 points 6 months ago (5 children)

If they are only installable via Google doesn't that make them 2nd party?

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[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 5 points 6 months ago

Google is first party. The user is second party. Everyone else is third party.

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[–] thurstylark@lemmy.today 4 points 6 months ago

idk, do you add, for 4th party? Double to 6th party?

Ooh, or square?

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[–] Magnum@infosec.pub 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

You are this kind of guy that looks for second person shooters, aren't you?

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[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

It's a gap in the market!!!

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[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 6 months ago

Not really, no. Google is just the vendor for the app, not the developer. Most apps are 3rd party apps

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 6 months ago

They have existed but they're now available in the Google Play Store.

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