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Problems on the Galaxy Store

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Re: Problems on the Galaxy Store

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The monopoly on app stores by device manufacturers is absurd, and doubly so when the governance is incompetent (which is always).

What monopoly? The Samsung Store is the alternative to the official Google Play store. Any Samsung android phone that has the Samsung Store also has the Play Store, no?

Re: Problems on the Galaxy Store

#5
At least the developers are able to easily get in touch with this Ron guy - seems he is being genuinely helpful. That alone makes it a better experience than other stores.

Re: Problems on the Galaxy Store

#6

The monopoly on app stores by device manufacturers is absurd, and doubly so when the governance is incompetent (which is always).

What monopoly? The Samsung Store is the alternative to the official Google Play store. Any Samsung android phone that has the Samsung Store also has the Play Store, no?

Yes, Samsung phones get two app stores by default - Google Play and Samsung.

Re: Problems on the Galaxy Store

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post #2

Apps must not have unreasonably high prices. The price $10 is too high. Yet a Nigerian scammer continues offering an app for $300, even after an employee reports it.

TBF. losing $300 to a Nigerian scammer is pretty cheap (when compared to other scams out there) :-P

EDIT: however, you should be allowed to set the pricing of your app however you like.

Re: Problems on the Galaxy Store

#8

The monopoly on app stores by device manufacturers is absurd, and doubly so when the governance is incompetent (which is always).

What monopoly? The Samsung Store is the alternative to the official Google Play store. Any Samsung android phone that has the Samsung Store also has the Play Store, no?

Yeah and they're both hostile to the user.

Re: Problems on the Galaxy Store

#9

The monopoly on app stores by device manufacturers is absurd, and doubly so when the governance is incompetent (which is always).

You should really have said “monopolies” to agree with the plural “manufacturers”. Though it would highlight the flaw with the argument.

Might as well complain that Walmart has a “monopoly” on selling things in Walmart stores.

Re: Problems on the Galaxy Store

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post #2

Apps must not have unreasonably high prices. The price $10 is too high. Yet a Nigerian scammer continues offering an app for $300, even after an employee reports it.

Prices just have to be consistent so as long as most scams stay in that price range? But would love to see that rejection: “This scam is underachieving and will be blocked until the price exceeds $300.”
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