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[–] grue@lemmy.world 82 points 1 month ago (2 children)

side-loading

You mean "installing normally." "Sideloading" is fucking anti-property-rights loaded language.

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 month ago

Good point. Wild how these ghouls have normalized their bullshit language.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Do you have a better, simple word for what they're banning?

[–] Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

installing?

downloading and installing programs.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl -5 points 1 month ago

But they're not banning downloading and installing programs. What are they blocking, specifically?

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

Loading non-playstore apps?

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What do you call installing an application on a computer?

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I say "I apt-get it"

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago