RL>  AT> That's already happening here whereas if you want your business to ha
 RL>  AT> an app on the Google Play Store,
 RL> 
 RL> It depends on who your customers are.  Google has never dictated to me
 RL> what apps I can and cannot run on my Android devices.
 RL> 
 RL> If your customers are non-techies, then, ya, Google controls alot (but
 RL> Apple is even worse).  If your customers are at least semi-technical,
 RL> then you can get around the Google restrictions.

What I meant by that is when it comes to app development, and app visibility on the Google Play Store, the Google Play Store dictates which businesses are allowed to thrive. If your business competes with one of theirs, then prepare for the "community standards" lecture. But if they like your app and/or business, then they'll ignore their own community standards and let you do whatever you want.

The same way that the left has established authority in many industries, Google is establishing authority over which businesses get to be found on the internet and which ones don't. I related this to what you were saying about the left purchasing all the property because some day they will have the "authority" to decide who can own what kind of home and where and on what terms.

 RL> Google's hold is breaking every day.  People just have to accept less
 RL> functionality for a bit.  But it's happening.

Earlier today I left home without my phone and I wanted to check my Gmail from my wife's phone but there was no way to do it without having a text confirmation sent to my phone. That's one of the many reasons why I'm in the process of setting up my own email server. Gmail sucks.

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