Using AOSP is in contrast to being a google partner with certified devices, play store, and their questionable scanning tool. In countries where Play isn't the

Using AOSP is in contrast to being a google partner with certified devices, play store, and their questionable scanning tool. In countries where Play isn't the popular store, cheaper devices haven't gone through the partner certification rules, which maybe catch some particularly silly stuff.. People may think of user visible apps, but there are hundreds of packages to remove from a new phone and they have permissions and the possibility of being launched to handle requests from other apps, etc.