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		Spivak on Nov 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple has locked me out of my developer account I mean you can still develop and publish your APKs online but not being on the Play Store is enough to kill most apps. I mean if you're so popular/useful that users will seek you out independently you might be okay but there are a lot of shops where the store is their only marketing funnel.

JohnFen on Nov 20, 2019 [–]

Not being in the Play store means that you have to actually engage in marketing. This increases the cost and hassle, of course.

> there are a lot of shops where the store is their only marketing funnel.

Any business that only has one "funnel" is a business at risk, whether the Play store is involved or not.

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