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0 pointspanick21_4y ago0 comments

> monopoly on app distribution to their users

And the argument that it is a walled garden is simply nonsense. Its not monopoly any more then any default repository is.

> I encourage you to study the technical arguments until you understand them well enough that they become convincing.

I have been using flatpak since it came out and many other people in this thread have already pointed out the failure of the technical arguments, no need to do that again.

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ltbarcly34y ago

I guess Canonical, who makes 100% of their revenue on support contracts for open source software, doesn't release the snap server code in open source because... what's the reason you are going to come up with? What possible reason is there apart from making it difficult for anyone else to set up any repository at all?

It's the same reason they bet big on Ubuntu on Phones. App stores are worth a ton of money, you contribute effectively nothing and collect 25% of other company's revenue purely because you can lock out any competing app store.

panick21_OP4y ago

I don't care about Snap, only Flatpak.

ltbarcly34y ago

Good for you, here is some candy?

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0 pointspanick21_4y ago0 comments

> monopoly on app distribution to their users

And the argument that it is a walled garden is simply nonsense. Its not monopoly any more then any default repository is.

> I encourage you to study the technical arguments until you understand them well enough that they become convincing.

I have been using flatpak since it came out and many other people in this thread have already pointed out the failure of the technical arguments, no need to do that again.

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ltbarcly34y ago

panick21_OP4y ago

I don't care about Snap, only Flatpak.

ltbarcly34y ago

Good for you, here is some candy?

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