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cross-posted from: https://piefed.europe.pub/post/65174

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/38001927

In this post, I hope to clarify and expand on some of the points and rebut some of the counter-messaging that we have witnessed.

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[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 32 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] markz@suppo.fi 8 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, obviously apple was like that since the first iphone, but if it's all walled gardens, nothing matters anymore. Well, maybe I'd try a linux phone first.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What about those Xiaomi and other "versions" of android?

[–] Matt@lemdro.id 8 points 3 weeks ago

If it has Google Play Services, it will be affected. Custom ROMs like Graphene OS and Lineage will keep working. The problem is if app developers and/or most of their users don’t use a custom ROM, it will likely push them out of Android app development. So while it is possible for some users to avoid direct impacts of this change, the overall fallout will be unavoidable.