[zer0w1re]

If you care about not having a Google account, then start talking about custom ROMs. Not really a relevant complaint since custom ROMs exist.

And it'd be trivial to compile the latest kernel and load it on your device. Someone who really cares and needs features or fixes from a newer kernel could do it if they wanted.

[kaba0]

No? Android phones are full of binary blob drivers, etc. It is phone specific whether you can do that or not.