> The Play Store being bad

The Play Store is actually merely “slightly worse” than the App Store. The problem was that my uncle in law was using some other “alternative app store” because Android allows this and then … inevitably … some lazy or corrupt app vendors encourage their use or outright require it. Or a phone manufacturer will try to make an extra 50c per device by inserting themselves (or a “valued partner”) between users and legitimate providers.

You’ll see arguments for this, right here, espoused vehemently by people that must really, desperately get away from oversight.

> free and open marketplace

That’s not a good thing.