Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight - eviltoast
  • Nibodhika@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I mean, I get those warnings though, you are installing a binary that was not reviewed, and of all of the other major OSs, this is essentially impossible on iOS, you get a very similar warning on Windows, and you need to use sudo on Linux, and I’ve never used Mac in any significant capacity, so I don’t think that’s a good argument.

    The auto update thing could be a reasonable argument though.

    And yeah, I know that realistically nothing will change, but I’m still surprised that Google lawyers couldn’t demonstrate to a jury that they’re not preventing other companies from using their stores in Android and that the security measures are acceptable and an industry standard.

    • PrincessEli@reddthat.com
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      1 year ago

      but I’m still surprised that Google lawyers couldn’t demonstrate to a jury that they’re not preventing other companies from using their stores in Android and that the security measures are acceptable and an industry standard.

      All the best lawyers in the world can’t get a jury full of idiots to stop being stupid.