Could we be witnessing the emergence of a true alternative to the traditional app store duopoly? With Google Play and Apple App Store maintaining their iron grip on app distribution, the question isn't whether competition will arrive—it's whether decentralized platforms can finally break through and offer developers a real choice. The infrastructure is getting there. What does an open app ecosystem actually look like when it finally scales?
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WealthCoffee
· 2025-12-22 02:15
The monopoly of the ngl app store is really annoying, but can decentralization work... It sounds good, but the infrastructure is still far from being ready.
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GasGoblin
· 2025-12-19 06:51
Nah, I don't really trust these "revolutionary" promises. In the end, they'll just be eaten up anyway.
Could we be witnessing the emergence of a true alternative to the traditional app store duopoly? With Google Play and Apple App Store maintaining their iron grip on app distribution, the question isn't whether competition will arrive—it's whether decentralized platforms can finally break through and offer developers a real choice. The infrastructure is getting there. What does an open app ecosystem actually look like when it finally scales?