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redserk on Dec 12, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Epic vs. Google: Google Loses

Not really. At least Windows Mobile and PalmOS let you install anything very easily. It was just difficult initially finding apps.

MBCook on Dec 12, 2023 [–]

It was POSSIBLE. Was it easy enough for the average user?

I saw plenty of people who never installed anything because it was PITA.

There’s a reason the App Store revolutionized things.

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