Re: A good thing or a bad thing

On 4/9/25 8:35 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> wrote:

...free apps can be
downloaded again from the original source.

 I have no beef in this (non-)discussion, but you can only download
again, if the "original source" still exists!
>
 That's often - and probably even most of the time - the case for
software downloaded from Apple's App Store. But in some cases, an app
might be withdrawn from the App Store, which means it is no longer
available for download/installation on a new device.

My problem in the (on-topic for this Android group) Play Store is not so
 much apps disappearing but rather the 'won't work on this device' label.
 And they won't even let me try.

 That *is* a difference with (free (as in no-cost)) Android apps and
many free Windows software. That's why I save Android APKs

Me too. I have a Groundhog newsreader installed on this Amazon Fire tablet
 from my APK collection and use it as a reader. Much easier to read with
 than the PhoNews reader. Unfortunately Groundhog can't transmit on later
 Android versions because part of the menu is missing so I have to revert to
 PhoNews if I want to say anything.

and
Windows install packages, in case I want/need to install them on a new
device.  (Case in point: The *22 year old* Hamster news server which
brings you this article! :-))

Gosh, I've made it over a week now without any Windows stuff in the house.
 Haven't missed it a bit...
[Apple wars/name calling/cross posting edited out. Well actually the cross
 posting was eliminated by a PhoNews newsreader bug. Or perhaps it's a
 feature more newsreaders need?]