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I helped a fellow nostr:nprofile1qqs9mus73mq3ug08kug2cltvj3p8gpawd85n5l70p59rach6cn7usjcpp4mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7tcpzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7mlnsyp member install nostr:nprofile1qqs9g69ua6m5ec6ukstnmnyewj7a4j0gjjn5hu75f7w23d64gczunmgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43q4gnztg yesterday. He's capable and committed, but not particularly technical. When it came to installing FOSS apps, I explained F-Droid, Obtainium, and nostr:nprofile1qqs83nn04fezvsu89p8xg7axjwye2u67errat3dx2um725fs7qnrqlgzqtdq0, along with hunt-and-find YOLO-style APK downloads, each with their attendant tradeoffs.

He ruled out F-Droid on technical deficiencies.

He tried Obtainium and understandly struggled with the complex, poor UX.

He was uncomfortable with trusting seemingly random downloads.

He tried Zapstore and succeeded, app after app.

UX matters much more than most developers can seem to wrap their heads around. We do not get broad adoption without it. Fin.

The downfall is when you need shit apps like LinkedIn, zoom, and your banking app. You even need play store for nostr:nprofile1qqsvn0dkjt80raqrxd470c98n7zrdehmcvj6p5hgw3kyku6zyd8z0fqp2emhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtmwwp6kyvt5xdmhxem2xek8vcmkxqmnyemrwdk8ymtjvc6ny7nhdf3njun4xg6ns7f4xc6nw735xenxsunrxfnxwdnkw948wwrpdq6q3e6v3t

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I am doing fine with Aurora store and no Google account for this kind of things 😉

I mean, when the bank do not ban alternative OS as one of mine started to do this year... 😒