Alternative Android Market To House Banned Apps

Posted by Soulskill on Monday January 23, 2012 @12:22PM from the where-are-the-fun-apps-are dept.

sl4shd0rk writes "In contrast to the Apple's iron-fisted control over their App store, the Android Market is much more open. Google does, on occasion, remove apps it deems inappropriate, such as emulators, legally-questionable music services, tethering apps and one-click root apps. But if Koushik Dutta of CyanogenMod fame has his way, these heretic apps may have a home after all. Dutta plans an 'underground' Android Market complete with an approval process to weed out malicious applications; something Google doesn't do. Ideally, this will give Android users a more trustable source from which to get applications without having to resort to dictatorial software control."

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Re:trust is the key element by BasilBrush · 2012-01-23 13:06 · Score: 4, Funny

I'd happily use this, maybe even pay for apps if they meet a need well enough.
Steady now. Don't be rash. 99c is a lot of money to an Android user.
Re:What's he going to call it? by Ethanol-fueled · 2012-01-23 13:08 · Score: 3, Funny

The most recent version of Android is nicknamed "Ice Cream Sandwhich."

In keeping with the theme, I propose that the next version be called "Creampie."