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death by dozen cuts. If major countries keep fining and forcing them to change behavior eventually it will hurt
Countries probably need Android more than Android needs countries. How would India like to have a choice between iOS & BlackBerry? Android losing India as a market would suck a bit for Android, but life would go on.
Recently there was this too (made quite some noise on social networks) : https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/05/08/kiwi-browser-remove... Ok, this story is more about Google Play Store but I feel like there is maybe (in my opinion) some conflict and abuse of dominant position here too. Felt like it was relevant will all the other Google stories in the last days (Nest for ex.)
For people who want this feature, consider NewPipe on F-Droid. A perfect example how a proprietary "app" does not do what you want whereas a FOSS app does .
death by dozen cuts. If major countries keep fining and forcing them to change behavior eventually it will hurt
Countries probably need Android more than Android needs countries. How would India like to have a choice between iOS & BlackBerry? Android losing India as a market would suck a bit for Android, but life would go on.
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For people who want this feature, consider NewPipe on F-Droid. A perfect example how a proprietary "app" does not do what you want whereas a FOSS app does .
You mean break the copyright law? YouTube is very clear that they want you to pay for the content/service to play content in background.
And enforcement of law and contract should not be built into programs - they're supposed to serve the user, not betray them to corporations and government.
The irony is strong with this one considering a lot of Government apps do not work without Google Play Services. Including incredibly popular payment apps like BHIM which was developed by NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India). I know cos I have a phone without Play Services and using Government apps is out of question. Thankfully, there are web alternatives for all servuces
Since this probe may take a year or longer (things usually take longer in India), the impact on Google would be very less. Google could figure out ways to appease the CCI without sacrificing much.
The irony is strong with this one considering a lot of Government apps do not work without Google Play Services. Including incredibly popular payment apps like BHIM which was developed by NPCI (National Payments Corporation of India). I know cos I have a phone without Play Services and using Government apps is out of question. Thankfully, there are web alternatives for all servuces
NPCI, contrary to what the name seems to imply, is not a government company or organization. It’s a consortium of government and private banks (including the likes of foreign banks like Citibank and HSBC). Its payment services are allowed by the RBI. Neither is the BHIM app a government app. It’s an NPCI app.
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You mean break the copyright law? YouTube is very clear that they want you to pay for the content/service to play content in background.
That's a Terms of Service violation, not copyright law violation. And enforcement of law and contract should not be built into programs - they're supposed to serve the user, not betray them to corporations and government.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
For people who want this feature, consider NewPipe on F-Droid. A perfect example how a proprietary "app" does not do what you want whereas a FOSS app does .
You mean break the copyright law? YouTube is very clear that they want you to pay for the content/service to play content in background.
There are numerous reasons to use the application.
1) FOSS, available in F-Droid.
2) Multitasking.
3) No ghost touching
4) Saves battery.
My alternative would be using Firefox where I utilize uBlock.
Recently there was this too (made quite some noise on social networks) : https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/05/08/kiwi-browser-remove... Ok, this story is more about Google Play Store but I feel like there is maybe (in my opinion) some conflict and abuse of dominant position here too. Felt like it was relevant will all the other Google stories in the last days (Nest for ex.)
> Chromium-based Kiwi Browser attracted widespread attention last month after it added support for desktop Chrome extensions. The app recently vanished from the Play Store, and while some assumed it was due to the browser's new extension support, it was apparently removed due to its ability to play YouTube videos in the background — functionality that is supposed to be reserved for the native YouTube app with a Premium subscription.
Fuck this shit man. As a kid I always wanted to work for Google. And now as a teen I find it hard to believe how they turned on the whole "don't do evil" thing.
It's like a friend put it the last time I was ranting about this:
"Its like funding out your childhood hero was a fraud :/"