How in the long term will this be any different from Google? Reading the features of /e/, it recommends the use of a an @e.email account (like Google and their

How in the long term will this be any different from Google? Reading the features of /e/, it recommends the use of a an @e.email account (like Google and their recommendation of a gmail account), /e/ runs their own cloud service for your files (like Google), and pre-installs apps of their choosing (like Google). I'm struggling to see the difference. What I want is an open OS on my phone, with the ability to properly remove any pre-installed apps, and to choose all my own apps from my own sources. And to be able to auto-backup my files to my own private cloud. That's the only way I'll feel properly in control of my own phone.