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> Personally I use GrapheneOS in order to "de-Google" without switching to the Apple ecosystem. No Google Play (you can install it but I choose not to), FOSS ap

> Personally I use GrapheneOS in order to "de-Google" without switching to the Apple ecosystem. No Google Play (you can install it but I choose not to), FOSS apps only. This is only valid for power users. Normal users would probably never accept a phone without Google Play Services running on it, with Amazon's devices being the exception (and don't ask me why, because I don't get it.)

SkyPuncher 4y ago
> Amazon's devices being the exception (and don't ask me why, because I don't get it.) IMO, narrow use cases and cheapness. My impression is people buy a Fire Tablet because: * They want to read/browse the web/use a few basic social media apps * They want something for their kid Fire Tablets are never a primary device, so it's okay to have trade-offs.
turndown 4y ago
Of course this is true, that is why it's a real threat when a company like Samsung, with the resources and money to make these things convenient/unnoticeable to normal users is a real problem to Google