> And that's objective.

I don't think you understand what that word means.

Regardless, your opinion (and mine) is irrelevant. People want at least some of the features of modern android, and any alternative lacking those is not going to be adopted by most people. Just look at how many people try GrapheneOS and find the minor things to be dealbreakers for them.

And as long as that's the case you can't expect people to vote for a scenario where they'll end up with a, in their eyes, worse product.

Historical meaning is pretty worthless though. It's like saying CPU's are going backwards because the 386 was a bigger jump. Technology matures eventually and that's not a bad thing.