Right. And microG is a perfect replacement that works flawlessly. You see where this is going. Google has moved _so much_ functionality into play services that

Right. And microG is a perfect replacement that works flawlessly. You see where this is going. Google has moved _so much_ functionality into play services that Android as a platform is losing features every day if you don't have it. It's fine for fully local applications, but should you rely on location services, dynamic module delivery, any maps service, etc, you are utterly fucked.