Point being, the ability is still there if you want it. There's microG which is an open-source reimplementation of Google services minus the nasty parts. And ev

Point being, the ability is still there if you want it. There's microG which is an open-source reimplementation of Google services minus the nasty parts. And even if you do use Google services, you can still sideload apps pretty easily without any Google involvement whatsoever — something that iOS lacks entirely.