This doesn't change the end result too much in the traditional Android ecosystem because nothing changes on the engineering side of things. You still need a sys

This doesn't change the end result too much in the traditional Android ecosystem because nothing changes on the engineering side of things. You still need a system level play services blob to run most common android apps. And this doesn't change that. However, what's interesting is that if the non-compete exclusivity clause has been overruled, someone like Samsung can launch phones with their play services equivalent, or someone like Amazon or Microsoft can get more manufacturers to build phones with their play services equivalent. Any of these should theoretically reduce the reliance on play services.