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[–] Melpomene@kbin.social 129 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I find it interesting that these companies are taking something that was once normal... loading your choice of software onto your thousand plus dollar computer... and pretending that its something new and evil.

I'd prefer honesty. They want cash and this undermines thier platform near-monopolies.

[–] Womble@lemmy.world 68 points 2 years ago (1 children)

yup,just even the word "sideloading" seems like its been custom created to sound shifty and sidewise when all it means is installing something. People would look at you weirdly if told them "sideloading" Photoshop on to your PC was dangerous, but somehow its accepted for phones.

[–] interceder270@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Same shitbags who successfully convinced a generation that it's okay to download programs with ads built-in.

No wonder they think they can get away with anything. It's like herding sheep at this point.

[–] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There may be a little bit of vendor lock in here, but it definitely is also about security. A lot of people are completely oblivious when it comes to tech. Sideloading is easy and there are tons of guides for it, so if someone is tech illiterate they can just follow the guide and install malware ridden apps easily.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago

Sounds like a good opportunity for a learning experience then.