One can if one knows alternative stores exist.

What I'd like to see is the solution Microsoft was forced to implement w/r to giving users a choice about browsers.

That would actually be a really good solution

And that wasnt a good enough argument for microsoft bundling internet explorer and they got the anti-trust hammer on their asses.

You need root to get the same background update functionality in FDroid though. Otherwise you have to click install for each update.

If you're able to sideload Fdroid, I think clicking to update ranks among the least difficult things you can do.

Difficulty isn't the issue - for every app that has an update you have to click it, then approve the install. On my phone there's a significant wait inbetween each step. It's a hassle.

I wouldn't turn on automatic updates anyway but I'd love to be able to select multiple items and give a single confirmation to update.

I have found that f-droid click updates are very finicky and unreliable. They eventually work, but failed updates and repeat and phantom update notifications are the norm.

It's fine for me but I don't think the average consumer would ever tolerate it.