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[–]ikidd[S] 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

F-droid probably just doubled their user base.

[–]Vulphere 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Google shot themselves in the foot.

[–]worm 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I doubt it. Google's userbase is hardly going to shrink simply because one particular application is no longer available on the platform.

Google's userbase will only be in danger of decreasing by one whenever a user no longer has any reason to update and maintain their applications via Google Store; this in itself is already unlikely to happen.

But in addition, the user must also deem it worth the time and effort to de-Google an Android phone, which for the average user would simply not be worth the time and effort. And if by any chance you were one of those people who did think it worth the time and effort to do so, you are more than likely already off the platform anyway; or at the very least you would not be using an Android phone.