With alternative stores, I'm hoping that we'll get a choice in where to install public transport apps, Spotify, Discord, games, et cetera from, rather than havi

With alternative stores, I'm hoping that we'll get a choice in where to install public transport apps, Spotify, Discord, games, et cetera from, rather than having the choice between Google and illegal mirroring sites (the app's owner holds copyright and didn't authorise something like apkmirror/apkpure to distribute with ads and potential malware, though they've proven more reliable on the latter front than early apk redistribution sites). That's how I also read GP's comment, but your reading is also a valid one.