Reading @keepandroidopen Open Letter, which states:
"This extends Googleโs gatekeeping authority..."
"Centralizing the registration of all applications worldwide also gives Google newfound powers to completely disable any app it wants to, for any reason, for the entire Android ecosystem."
IMO they correctly identified Google's goal ...
While I appreciate the idea/intend, it boggles my mind that anyone things Google will change course.
It is and always have been about control.