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Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google Play, Apple App Store

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Re: Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google Play, Apple App Store

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Post by return1 »

iamshs wrote: post #94
diego_moita wrote: post #56

I welcome this. It will be messy, it will open oportunities to corruption, lobbying, crappy user experiences, unsafe apps, government abuse, nationalism, ... it is really a Pandora box. But mess can be a fertile ground for competition and innovation when excessive regulation blocks it. Today's app stores are just feature development labs for Apple & Google. There is no chance that anyone will be able to create a big…

>The sources said, "Android has 97% market share in India so we should intervene and handhold Indian startups. Making it mandatory for Android phones to be pre-instaled with our apps in under consideration". [1] Indian Government being arbiter of the app ecosystem on a phone and pre installing apps? Ominous vibes. Good luck with your desire for competition and innovation. [1] - https://www.timesnownews.com/business-e…

So they are competing on same terms as google, in practice. Thats good

Re: Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google Play, Apple App Store

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Post by paxys »

iamshs wrote: post #94
diego_moita wrote: post #56

I welcome this. It will be messy, it will open oportunities to corruption, lobbying, crappy user experiences, unsafe apps, government abuse, nationalism, ... it is really a Pandora box. But mess can be a fertile ground for competition and innovation when excessive regulation blocks it. Today's app stores are just feature development labs for Apple & Google. There is no chance that anyone will be able to create a big…

>The sources said, "Android has 97% market share in India so we should intervene and handhold Indian startups. Making it mandatory for Android phones to be pre-instaled with our apps in under consideration". [1] Indian Government being arbiter of the app ecosystem on a phone and pre installing apps? Ominous vibes. Good luck with your desire for competition and innovation. [1] - https://www.timesnownews.com/business-e…

I'd like to think the Indian government will have the interests of its own citizens at heart better than Google or Apple. India has a long and not very pleasant history with foreign corporations.

Re: Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google Play, Apple App Store

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Post by paxys »

bhaavan wrote: post #84
abrbhat wrote: post #82

It seems most people are arguing that the only alternative to 2 app stores is a large number of app stores. But what if the alternative is no app stores? Anyone can install whatever software they want on their device from wherever they want it. Just like it works for desktops. The need for app stores is an artificially created need (by the marketing brilliance of Jobs).

I would argue that an App Store, on mobile has helped avoid virus, and malware on phones, unlike how Windows was able to contain it. Having a trusted App Store by a company, who understands security, and has a financial backing to commit to a secure system, is beneficial all the way down.

The credit for that mostly goes to the sandboxed nature of the OS itself rather than app store review.

Re: Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google Play, Apple App Store

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Post by return1 »

phaer wrote: post #53

While I personally dislike to see an App Store coming from the Modi government, I wonder if there's at least some virtue to the idea of publicly funded App Stores e.g. in the European Union. Of course there's a risk of easier distribution of state-sponsored Malware and censorship - somewhat similar to state-level DPI - but there could be an advantage in enforcing local laws. As it stands, software distribution to eur…

There is, of course. Government build ports, airports, customs etc. This is part of digital infrastructure (until the day comes that stores are no longer needed).

Re: Modi government to set up app store alternative to Google Play, Apple App Store

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Post by tssva »

pedro_hab wrote: post #71
villgax wrote: post #55

What business does the govt have with private app stores.

Yes! If there are issues with Apple and Google they could create laws to fix it. If the idea was to help citizens, laws or regulations to stop said practices would be better, not that I agree with it. But thats not the idea, they see Google's power and they want in. Can you imagine thinking a government having all your data is better than a corporation? People have forgotten the governments were the perpetrators of t…

Corporations did just that in the specific part of the world under discussion here. I suggest you look into the East India Trading Company, Dutch East India and French East India companies.
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