Response from Google Tech Lead, Re: “Google May Be Stealing Your Mobile Traffic”

Re:Response from Google Tech Lead, Re: “Google May Be Steali... by ohstopitu on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @09:08AM (#12733970)

I want to Android as an example to prove otherwise.

While yes, you can install CyanogenMod (without Google Play Services), or others along those lines that remove the "Google" out of Android, it's true value (for most common users) is Google Play Services.

While you can say that you can get apps from apkmirror or F Droid, most apps still won't work without Play Services (case & point - Snapchat)

my entire point being - yes, it's very easy to have alternatives (and their importance can't be ignored), Google services (be it Play, or Gmail or others) are what people are looking for.

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Re:Response from Google Tech Lead, Re: “Google May Be Steali... by wbl on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @10:18AM (#12734536)

And people can just buy an iPhone instead. Windows phone is still chugging along.

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Re:Response from Google Tech Lead, Re: “Google May Be Steali... by eumoria on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @10:45AM (#12734883)

Define chugging along. I was under the impression it was broken down at the side of the road and moment away from being abandoned.

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Re:Response from Google Tech Lead, Re: “Google May Be Steali... by rakoo on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @09:54AM (#12734312)

Yes, alternatives inside the Android ecosystem are more technically doable than easily doable.

I was more thinking of other operating systems: we are fare from lacking functioning alternatives both on mobile and on desktop.

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