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>> A platform that doesn't limit your freedom. You're free to build and distribute your apps without walled gardens. You don't need to pay to place an app on Firefox Marketplace.

>The same is true of Android.

This is a small nitpick, but you do need to pay a one-time $15 fee to become a developer to have your app listed in the store. Beyond that publication is free, though.



I meant that nothing stops you from distributing your application through a different channel, like selling the .apk on your website or one of the alternative app stores.


Ah. I misunderstood. Though I'm really surprised you can't do that with iPhone apps. Can you not distribute an iPhone package (whatever the extension is) via alternative means?


No, because it can only be installed on jailbroken iPhones. Even worse, it's done by ignoring the package signature, which is a terrible idea.




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