Now it's an international matter of national security. Let's go world, time to de-americanize your tech.

Please consider donating to PostmarketOS to build up a pure mobile Linux alternative that is completely free of Google's influence. It's the best long-term option we have.

Maybe the EU can slap some fines on that? It's anti competitive and against the DMA i assume

That’s an American thing, not just Google. They only believe in a free market when it’s their products and services. Theft is fine as long as it’s only them.

The current US government is strongly in favor of corporations screwing over individuals, so we aren't likely to get any help there. The EU and China are the only organizations that might be able to intervene. Unfortunately, they both seem more interested in the surveillance opportunities than in the good of their citizens.

We seem to be heading toward a two-tiered internet. One that will be accessible to everyone, but will be limited in terms of commerce and possibly content. One that will only be accessible to people who are willing to give up their privacy. That might actually turn out to be a good thing. Buying from the corporations could easily end up limited to the later group, which would encourage more people to shift their buying to other sources.

I hope every de-googled os goes completely open source supportive. And i hope people choose these os's over google or any other closed source/centralized company

Well, yeah, we're well into the stage where it's not quality that sells Google products and services.

This is the Pillaging Stage of Google's business: as they screw both customers and users (Google's customers aren't their users) for short term "growth" they can only hold market share by taking advantage of market barriers to entry, networking effects and their current market share to force both customers and users to keep on using Google products and services.

The irony of having this in the middle of the article

I'm not sure if "rival" is the right term. Seems like Google would be very happy to be a monopoly.

Most people don't care.

Hell I'm even the "weird one" only because I tend to use FOSS options when I can.

Who the hell would use YouTube over NewPipe??

The duopoly keeps on adding more barriers to new entrants while alleging other reasons. Not surprised.

Google and the Open Web

1. Embrace

2. Extend

3. Extinguish <-- we're here

European institutions and apps should be banned from employing reCAPTCHA, Google's Play Integrity API and Apple's App Test API, if this is how they are to function. At the same time, Apple and Google need to be sanctioned for this approach, as I am certain that it violates fair competition laws.

Im just waiting for somebody to make a plan for resistance. So far the best I have seen is going to the doorsteps of google to cry and beg them to stop.

thats not my cup of tea

Graphene OS need to develop their own app store.

Time to branch out, get more manufacturer support like Motorola and champion the consumer. C'mon graphene throw us a bone.