Google did a good job summarizing Epic's proposal, and Epic's proposal sure sounds great for me if I'm an Android user! I can't wait, thanks Epic! In all serio

Google did a good job summarizing Epic's proposal, and Epic's proposal sure sounds great for me if I'm an Android user! I can't wait, thanks Epic! In all seriousness, Google has been spending a lot of time and energy to make everything far worse, not better, for the user. With every update the user is another step further from actually owning their device. While Google is _strictly better than Apple_ in this department, they have been removing knobs left and right for a while now. I need to use _adb_ to properly back up files, which is totally insane, and I am sure they will close that hole soon. I can't root my devices either as many apps then refuse to run properly without full end-to-end validation that they are running within the Google Play Trust Zone of Freedom. I can't argue that Google isn't making things better for App Developers, though. The ability to _prove_ an app is unmodified and running in a secure context is mighty powerful. If you don't want me to muck with app data, I understand. But at least let me at least disable the protections if I so choose. On MacOS you have SIP, and neither MacOS nor SIP are not without problems and annoyances, but at least, for now, you can turn it off temporarily. I can't believe we have less control with Android than with MacOS. What a disgrace. And lastly, Epic's proposed remedies are most definitely not bad for _everyone_ but Epic. They might actually be good for everyone but Google.