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The original was posted on /r/piracy by /u/delafuente23 on 2025-08-29 04:33:52+00:00.
So I just watched MKBHD’s video on the latest Made by Google '25 event, the one that was unfortunately hosted by Jimmy Fallon and a bunch more of C-Tier celebrities, and something he said really stuck with me…
He basically said that this event clearly wasn’t made for tech geeks like us. Instead, it was made for the normies. And what do normies love the most? Apple. That’s exactly what Google seems to be chasing now. They’re not trying to be themselves anymore, instead, they’re trying to become the Android version of Apple.
That’s why this year’s event felt more like a flashy variety show or a comedy skit, packed with celebrity cameos instead of actual substance. They’re going after the mainstream crowd, and in the process, they’re alienating the tech-savvy user base that helped build Android’s reputation in the first place.
And now, they’re even planning to restrict APK installations in the name of “security.” Yeah, the very same feature that made Android appealing to power users in the first place is now under threat, all because they want to appeal to the people who want “privacy” (you know, the kind of Apple users who love bragging about their phone being “secure”, even though 90% of them aren’t even targets worth hacking, and the remaining 10% still get hacked despite being on Apple), even if that means losing most of the control they have over their phones.
This whole fiasco reminds me a lot of what Microsoft has done with Windows 11: They have been, slowly but surely, removing technical features like the Control Panel (stuff that actual technicians like me and tech-savvy people like to use) in order to make things “easier” for the average user. Which really just means dumbing everything down and burying functionality behind layers of menus and “pretty” UI.
It’s a dumb strategy, IMO. Apple isn’t perfect and competition (of any kind) is good, and not just for consumers, but for innovation and progress in general. But progress and innovation don’t always bring the most money, which seems to be all these companies care about now: Apple, Microsoft, and now Google.
Honestly, if this is the direction Android is going, I’ll need to go and change to one of the alternatives. I’m already researching on how to root phones, and I’m seriously considering switching to GrapheneOS or something similar. I already swapped from Windows to Linux… and if I have to leave Android too, I will.
Because at the end of the day… the thing I want the most is control over all my devices. Is a fundamental right I deserve. All of us.