I don't believe in "vote with your wallet" kinda dogmas. I mean watch the news right now..
We need regulation and government investment in open tech and software. The App/Play Store are anti-competitive, but Apple and Google have a Duopoly in the mobile market. There can and should be rules regarding this. I don't see how they should be even allowed to profit off these markets. Like at all. Every app there increases the value of their platforms by itself.
Even if you use F-Droid, you then have to compromise on security deeply embedded into the Android OS.
Platforms should be allowed to be repairable, open and documented and users should be allowed to do whatever they please with them.
The market won't fix this. You need to become politically active.
We need regulation and government investment in open tech and software. The App/Play Store are anti-competitive, but Apple and Google have a Duopoly in the mobile market. There can and should be rules regarding this. I don't see how they should be even allowed to profit off these markets. Like at all. Every app there increases the value of their platforms by itself.
Even if you use F-Droid, you then have to compromise on security deeply embedded into the Android OS.
Platforms should be allowed to be repairable, open and documented and users should be allowed to do whatever they please with them.
The market won't fix this. You need to become politically active.