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> Google's Android isn't such an alternative

It absolutely is. Don't be delusional lol. Here's a video of dolphin running on android: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp-D4GvUxY4

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It's an alternative if all you want is emulators on your phone of course. For me, Google Android isn't a meaningful alternative to iOS, simply because I trust Google even less than I trust Apple.

that's easy to alleviate https://grapheneos.org/

Custom ROMs is in the category of "other options", i.e not "Google Android" and not "iOS". I can't install the money transfer and banking apps I need on a phone with a custom ROM.

You can though. Google Play is available if you want it – preferably in a separated profile. Most banks work. Only NFC in Google Wallet/Pay is blocked.

Yes, but you get more money out a single Apple customer than from 5 android users, and that's the problem of this alternative.

It's about money, not technical capabilities.

Dolphin is free. 5x0=0. Then you have to consider the platform fees.

So for android: One time fee of $20, yearly $0 profit

For apple: Yearly fee of $100, yearly $-100 profit

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