• hperrin@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    Because the Android SDK is owned and controlled by Google. They’ve consistently made decisions to make it harder to stay out of their ecosystem (like the new “Integrity” API).

    As consumers, we would vastly benefit from having another choice that isn’t controlled by one of the biggest tech companies in the world.

    • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee
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      1 day ago

      Yes, this.

      Google is slowly but consistently closing down the ecosystem (that should have been openv all the way through anyways).

      Just like with the search engine, the early ad-free serve-everyone-equally stage is dead. Now the monopoly is about to monetise what it can & control all the things.
      (Thighs might escalate a bit quicker since the “Googles android” is prob at it’s peak market share rn & the China alternatives are gonna steamroll even oven giants like Google and Apple to a significant extent.)