But you aren't forced to use it. That's the whole point of having a dialer you can install. It seems like the alternative you're suggesting is that vendors be

But you aren't forced to use it. That's the whole point of having a dialer you can install. It seems like the alternative you're suggesting is that vendors be able to lock you into their own dialer, which was probably produced by an outsourced firm anyway. Or are you advocating that Google prevent people who download and modify the Android source from modifying that particular aspect of it?