This has nothing to do with foss. ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
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I was referring to the idea that Google would eventually stop contributing to AOSP entirely. That's speculation based on how they did exactly that with some of the components already, and their obvious recent hostility toward FOSS developers using AOSP to build alternatives to their proprietary Android releases.
You can go on thinking whatever you want. All the little moves they've made make me think they want a walled garden like Apple has. Whether this particular move is strictly related to FOSS is irrelevant. It still impacts FOSS software that doesn't qualify for their stupid app store either because some feature is forbidden or they don't want to KYC to distribute a particular type of software. They can run their store however they want. Forcing it device wide seems intentionally heavy fisted toward people who step outside their desired walled garden.
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