Regardless of whether Briar was removed by accident or not, I wish the "app store" was separate from google/alphabet. Managed, controlled and run by and indepen

Regardless of whether Briar was removed by accident or not, I wish the "app store" was separate from google/alphabet. Managed, controlled and run by and independent group. Or that we'd develop a more independent installation culture via apks like we used to do for desktops. 99% of smartphone users are entirely dependent on app stores which are controlled by two multinational companies. It's insane. I'd much rather prefer every nation maintained their own app stores rather than apple and google control it for the whole world. Would be nice if an open source alternative would gain popularity but I'm guessing it's even less likely on a smartphone than on the desktop.