India has a following issue with Android ecosystem, almost everything not owned by Google, is owned by some Chinese co.
GetJar - sold to Chinese
PayTM - Chinese shareholder
Flipcart - Chinese shareholder
Zomato, swiggy, + 10+ others online delivery/logistics apps. Some used to be reskins of Chinese apps. Some only have Indian C-levels.
20 something messengers - all except FB, and Twiter are Chinese
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I believe they quickly realised that to ban Chinese apps, they have to ban a lion share of apps in daily use, and here this app store comes.
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P.S. As I understand, a huge amount of Android phones in the third world doesn't have Google App store pre-installed, as manufacturers don't bother to go through arduous Google certification for low end phones, or provide OTA updates. This is why things like GetJar are still a thing there.
Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.
Vouched for this [dead] [flagged] message because, regardless of the tone, I belive, the ciritical information is highly valid for this discussion. Maybe you can edit out the jibes and we can get on discussing the facts?
Whether a company is "Indian" or not is not defined by where they developed their apps - it is defined by the ownership structure. The truth is most of these companies that you have pointed out have significant percentage of their ownership in Chinese hands.
Well you see, most US companies now have development centers in India and soon many of their products and services will also be developed here. But that won't make these companies Indian companies.
Can you point out what was wrong with OPs post? I'm a native English speaker, got a perfect score on the SAT English tests, and I don't really see any spelling errors beyond typoing Twitter as Twiter.
GetJar - sold to Chinese
PayTM - Chinese shareholder
Flipcart - Chinese shareholder
Zomato, swiggy, + 10+ others online delivery/logistics apps. Some used to be reskins of Chinese apps. Some only have Indian C-levels.
20 something messengers - all except FB, and Twiter are Chinese
...
I believe they quickly realised that to ban Chinese apps, they have to ban a lion share of apps in daily use, and here this app store comes.
---
P.S. As I understand, a huge amount of Android phones in the third world doesn't have Google App store pre-installed, as manufacturers don't bother to go through arduous Google certification for low end phones, or provide OTA updates. This is why things like GetJar are still a thing there.