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Comment by StableAlkyne

IIRC it is a cooldown to prevent less tech-savvy individuals from being tricked into installing malicious apps.

I don't think Google is doing this out of some egotistical obsession over "control," it's more that developers and FOSS enthusiasts are a vanishingly small fraction of their customer base.

There are plenty of problems with walled gardens, but IMO this isn't one of them.

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