[csn]

Maybe they'll buy Jolla (which is not doing great atm), get old Nokia engineers back and continue with Sailfish OS. Alien Dalvik is great for Android software compatibility but a push for official recognition from Google for Play services and such would definitely help.

Independent operating systems is a good thing imo, but interoperability is crucial for them to coexist like browsers.

[Brakenshire]

I think they'd be much better off launching an independent Android store, with CyanogenMod, which doesn't rely on Play Services. Signing up to Play Services basically means signing up to being an Android OEM manufacturer.