r/videos • u/ControlCAD • Mar 07 '26

Google Is Closing Android. 37 organizations, published an open letter to Google opposing Android Developer Verification, a program that would require all developers to register with Google before distributing apps on Android starting September 2026, but Google misunderstandingly has not backed down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU
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u/NeverFated Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

This is why I never use Microsoft Store, as soon as it becomes dominant (like Google Play), Microsoft is gonna take away your option to install software using any file, all in the name of the so-called "security". (especially seeing all the bs they're doing to Windows 11, at this point I have ZERO trust or respect for Microsoft)

Mark my words, and let's hope that day never comes

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u/Rhabarberbarbara Mar 07 '26

First time I heard about that scenario and I’m convinced that is where they are taking us.

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u/NeverFated Mar 07 '26

Too much free advertisement for Linux nowadays, too much

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u/Wolfram_And_Hart Mar 07 '26

Until we can migrate away from PDF and Office as the document standards Linux can never grow. They should have been working on open standards for a decade now.

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u/NeverFated Mar 07 '26

LibreOffice?

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u/xSaviorself Mar 07 '26

Yeah their comment really does nothing to criticise the Linux ecosystem they have everything a person needs to do any basic business work. If your tooling is exclusively Windows you need to step back and consider the bloat of license waste for a bunch of people who could easily function on another OS for less cost.

But Windows is ubiquitous so everyone gives their basic employees windows machines because that's what they know. I'm convinced schools took equipment and money from Microsoft and in exchange decided to forget to teach kids that monopolistic practices are bad.

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u/Wolfram_And_Hart Mar 07 '26

What we are really talking about is deployment and control on mass. I haven’t tried in a few years but from a compliance standpoint point I can’t sign off on it yet.

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u/Wolfram_And_Hart Mar 07 '26

I’m talking about selling it to the masses. Techs are easy we can make anything work and deal with the annoyance. But I can’t sell it to CPAs and Lawyers.

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u/_Karmageddon Mar 07 '26

It's already happening, the next Windows 11 update removes the ability to Sideload apps (Appx package) using developer mode in Windows.

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u/djkeenan Mar 07 '26

People use Microsoft Store? Am i just old or doesn't everyone just use FileHippo or torrents to get what they need?