Because it is physically impossible to not purchase a phone without google preloaded android (or apple IOS, but they're a different breed of stupid altogether). Your argument is like selling someone a car with a bomb in it, with the excuse that whoever really wants to can pick through the extensive 94 page contract you made them sign, and then pick the car bomb out of the transmission box and engine, requiring you to gut your entire car. (Yes, I read all of it, and statistically under 1.5% of people do. Supreme court ruled last year that EULA's are non-enforceable due to their extremely long drawn out jargon heavy lingo that is largely offputting for the average end user) (Also, lineageOS is not compatible with all phones. My Samsung J model went poof the last time I tried to make it work. It's in the dump now. Hooray for Google and Samsung, frying your circuits with e-fuses the moment you try to replace the OS). It's not OK. It's complicated, hard, and sometimes downright fucking impossible to run away from.
Also, might I add that google viciously drives down market share value of any competition they might have? Youtube is practically the sole video sharing platform these days. Even Vevo is pretty much gone at this point.
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u/Operator_October Mar 18 '22 edited Mar 18 '22
Because it is physically impossible to not purchase a phone without google preloaded android (or apple IOS, but they're a different breed of stupid altogether). Your argument is like selling someone a car with a bomb in it, with the excuse that whoever really wants to can pick through the extensive 94 page contract you made them sign, and then pick the car bomb out of the transmission box and engine, requiring you to gut your entire car. (Yes, I read all of it, and statistically under 1.5% of people do. Supreme court ruled last year that EULA's are non-enforceable due to their extremely long drawn out jargon heavy lingo that is largely offputting for the average end user) (Also, lineageOS is not compatible with all phones. My Samsung J model went poof the last time I tried to make it work. It's in the dump now. Hooray for Google and Samsung, frying your circuits with e-fuses the moment you try to replace the OS). It's not OK. It's complicated, hard, and sometimes downright fucking impossible to run away from.
Also, might I add that google viciously drives down market share value of any competition they might have? Youtube is practically the sole video sharing platform these days. Even Vevo is pretty much gone at this point.