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by izacus 1430 days ago
And many apps don't work without Apple iOS being present on device and many apps don't work without Windows being present on device, etc.

Play Services are core OS API just like Apple services are.
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jcfrei 1430 days ago
Play Services is probably the worlds most expansive data collection and user tracking tool. Tying core OS APIs into it is just evil.
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tristan957 1430 days ago
They are pretty obviously not core OS API if you don't need them.
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