Sadly it's one of the (many) shortcomings of a duopoly. As long as you don't make it 'as bad' as your other competitor, what can users really do about it?
Linux and open source are the only reasons I use Android. Remove those two things and there is no reason for me to use it. I'll just get an iphone I guess. Or go back to a flip phone.
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stevexley@kbin.social · 15 pts · 3y
“ what you gonna do, buy an iphone?” Google.
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BadEgg@forum.basedcount.com · 1 pts · 3y
The inevitable.
Never_Sm1le@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 3y
I though they'd done this sooner. In the past, as soon as they completed a Google app, the AOSP equivalent is immediately put on life support.
SpezTheSpaz@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y
Sadly it's one of the (many) shortcomings of a duopoly. As long as you don't make it 'as bad' as your other competitor, what can users really do about it?
klyde@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y
Well, that's really depressing to hear.
jeebus@kbin.social · 8 pts · 3y
Linux and open source are the only reasons I use Android. Remove those two things and there is no reason for me to use it. I'll just get an iphone I guess. Or go back to a flip phone.
d3ceived@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
Surely LineageOS and similar projects will continue to maintain their own, open source version of the dialer and whatever else gets dropped from AOSP.