Comment by TiltMeSenpai

You can already authorize an arbitrary third party Android app to act as an app store, the only thing stopping you is your own decision making. Can't do that with iOS. You can even build your own AOSP device from scratch if you feel like, and it would be completely compatible with everything in the Android ecosystem (assuming you did a good job). If one party is making an effort to support open software lifecycles, while another is actively trying to inhibit them, isn't it the government's job to step in and correct? If not, why do we even put up with government in the first place?