You can install Android without any Google account. And install alternative stores.
Similarly, you do not need AppleID to install MacOS. I believe this is the same for iOS.
Can you use Google Pay you paid for? No. Can you use Google Maps you paid for? No. The list goes on. That’s unless you only want to browse Lemmy and post silly memes all day.
I didn’t pay for any Google bullshit and barely use anything of theirs these days. I paid for the hardware. There are literally full custom roms that sandbox and/or disable their junk
You can install Android without any Google account. And install alternative stores. Similarly, you do not need AppleID to install MacOS. I believe this is the same for iOS.
Technically you can, but then your phone is pretty useless.
not really most of the stuff you from the play store can be installed without it.
Can you use Google Pay you paid for? No. Can you use Google Maps you paid for? No. The list goes on. That’s unless you only want to browse Lemmy and post silly memes all day.
I didn’t pay for any Google bullshit and barely use anything of theirs these days. I paid for the hardware. There are literally full custom roms that sandbox and/or disable their junk
You did pay for everything, you just decided you won’t use the features you paid for. Your loss.
No they didn’t. Google doesn’t allocate money out of the Android phone sale for any of these services.
These services make money by making you the product. They don’t make money unless you use it.