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[icebraining]

Not really. Android lets you sideload apps pretty easily, and it even has third-party repositories like F-Droid.

[fabrice_d → icebraining]

That does not make the transition from iOS to Android or vice versa easier. Once you have invested in one ecosystem, you lose your investment if you switch. That does not happen on the web, where you can switch from a browser to another with a very marginal cost.

[icebraining → fabrice_d]

Actually, it does. For example, you can run them on the Samsung Z1 which runs Tizen (not Android), thanks to OpenMobile's compatibility layer: http://www.androidcentral.com/samsungs-tizen-powered-z1-riva...