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Re:Fix Windows 10 by dublinben on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @12:42PM (#10117750)
They are:

1. Install an AOSP ROM without the proprietary Google Apps or Google Play Services.

2. Install the F-Droid market to download whatever programs you like.

3. Enjoy using an Android phone without the anti-privacy Google tracking.

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Re:Fix Windows 10 by Aldo_MX on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @12:57PM (#10117874)
Your point 1. is like saying

1. Turn off every Windows feature mentioned in this article.

Installing an AOSP ROM is an order of magnitude harder than disabling the privacy-concerning settings in Windows considering that you probably would need to extract (or write your own) drivers from the vendor-customized ROM.

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Re:Fix Windows 10 by thescrewdriver on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @01:26PM (#10118116)
Unfortunately 90% of useful apps aren't on F-Droid.
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Re:Fix Windows 10 by dublinben on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @01:47PM (#10118276)
That's just your opinion. 90% of the apps in Google play are junk that don't respect user rights or privacy.

I'm perfectly content using only the apps available in F-Droid, and have been for years.

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Re:Fix Windows 10 by anonbanker on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @02:24PM (#10118548)
my android phone has one play store app (Timely). The rest is software from F-Droid. my phone is my business lifeline.
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Re:Fix Windows 10 by howeyc on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @01:01PM (#10117907)
Exactly, you don't even need to configure an account/email with an online service to use your phone if you go this route.
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