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@georgetakei Can the app store ban a specific model of phone ?

Like 26 Nov 2022 at 0:28 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.social

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@staringatclouds @georgetakei He means his own phone, OS and App Store, so that  and Google can’t ban the Twitter app.

26 Nov 2022 at 0:34 | Open on mas.to

kasilas

@ZeKik @staringatclouds @georgetakei why? Surely, for android anyway, you could just sideload the app.

26 Nov 2022 at 0:44 | Open on mastodon.ie

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@kasilas @staringatclouds @georgetakei Possibly, but probably fewer than 1% of Android owners know how, or are willing to do so.

If Twitter is banned from the app stores, it is toast. ☠️ 🪦

26 Nov 2022 at 0:46 | Open on mas.to

kasilas

@ZeKik @staringatclouds @georgetakei yeah that's probably true.

26 Nov 2022 at 0:56 | Open on mastodon.ie

Dave

@staringatclouds @georgetakei

Due to Trump's embargo, Chinese phones are banned from the app store and using Google apps, so yes they can. Musk can simply import Chinese phones and rebrand them. Then put the Twitter app in their downloads store. That will also prevent phone buyers from using any competing services.

26 Nov 2022 at 1:39 | Open on mastodon.social