My observation is - It is the ecosystem that is sticky not just the OS.
You can install Google Apps as a regular set of user apps rather than a system-level admin monstrosity, and it mostly works - Play Store included.
Whether or not that defeats the purpose is an exercise left to the reader.
You're not the first to notice! It's called the network effect
You can install Google Apps as a regular set of user apps rather than a system-level admin monstrosity, and it mostly works - Play Store included.
Whether or not that defeats the purpose is an exercise left to the reader.
You're not the first to notice! It's called the network effect