Thor A. Hopland<p><a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Degoogling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Degoogling</span></a> <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>android</span></a> sure ain't easy.</p><p>Certain apps reliance upon <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/GooglePlay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePlay</span></a> makes it almost impossible to get rid of.</p><p>For instance, I've got an app for a grocery store that allows payment through your card by just scanning a QR code.</p><p>The payment method refuses to be activated when the Google Play app is deactivated.</p><p>It's pretty obvious to anyone: this is <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/MonopolyByDefault" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonopolyByDefault</span></a>, <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/VendorLockin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VendorLockin</span></a> and even a form of <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a>.</p><p>I already confirmed my identity by way of <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/BankID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BankID</span></a>. What more is needed?</p>