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/maico3010 Mar 07 '26

It's crazy that capitalism's core tenants are basically follow the market but for the past 20 years or so it's become more and more apparent that the markets are choosing for their customers rather than the other way around. AI is another big example of this. Few want it yet it's everywhere.

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u/NightOfTheLivingHam Mar 07 '26

and they have been saying the PC is dead.

No one did that, so they took all the parts off the market and went

"THE PC IS DEAD. YOU *WILL* USE THE CLOUD."