At this point, the only "solution" is anti-compete legislation.
replyBy analogy, would complaining about any organization ridiculously more powerful than you (e.g. a government) without having a complete alternative ready to go also be "childish"?
replyBecause as designed they have to live under whatever google puts into Android because they have inordinate control over the whole ecosystem? I'm not sure why or how you would possibly describe that as "childish".
replySolutions from F-Droid? There are none. Like they said, it's an unremovable system service.
replyThey could register as a corporate developer, but they decline to do so because _"that would effectively seize exclusive distribution rights to those applications."_ But it wouldn't - the course code is still available for anyone who wants to build and distribute the apps themselves.
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