This single change may not be that big an issue you for you, but the problem is structural: You are dependent on an ad company for handouts for your platform to survive. At any time, Google can alter the deal and since compatibility with Google's proprietary version is your key selling point, you are always subject to their whims.
This cannot last. And all of the effort put in will eventually be for nought. Effort that could've been spent making a proper alternative OS.
ocdtrekkie
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2026-01-10 17:44:08 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…v45t
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