>Ugh, app stores!
>No one needs them for discovering new software
I so badly wish I could agree with you :)
Sadly, observing the non-tech folks around me, some of which don't even know what an app is, and some of which think the only apps they'll ever use on their phone is the ones it came loaded with ... it's not true.
What is needed is an android app. store that is decentralized / distributed, where the "trust" of an app is a consensus-based score and that has the popularity of whatsapp.
I agree with this. What I'd ideally like is to keep the Play and Apple stores, but also make it possible and easy to use 3rd party stores - kind of how you can add alternative package repos in the Linux world. Unlikely to happen without legislation, mind.
I so badly wish I could agree with you :)
Sadly, observing the non-tech folks around me, some of which don't even know what an app is, and some of which think the only apps they'll ever use on their phone is the ones it came loaded with ... it's not true.
What is needed is an android app. store that is decentralized / distributed, where the "trust" of an app is a consensus-based score and that has the popularity of whatsapp.