Why build the phone just around Google?

[Cenimm]

I want to know why you guys just building the phone around Google?! I almost don't use any off Googles apps and will understand why asus force me to use it.. Do like Samsung that's allow Google,, Samsung and Microsoft apps ( what I know maybe 3party works fine to. ) to work like standard apps without problems... What will happen if the EU law going in and Google apps is not allowed to be pre-installed on the phones.
https://www.androidauthority.com/eu-draft-law-uninstall-preinstalled-apps-1163382/
Maybe think 2 steps ahead and not 2 steps back.

[xihe]

You are welcome to buy Apple phone or Huawei phones. Or install custom ROMs without the Google apps.

[Cenimm]

xihe

You are welcome to buy Apple phone or Huawei phones. Or install custom ROMs without the Google apps.

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Why do I need to buy apple or Huawei just becuse I want to be able to use a phone without Google's own apps? Can't find any info in my post that I don't want android I just want to be able to use any app without asus force me to the store. Custom rom break the Guarantee...
You know that Google apps and asus own apps will be removed from the phones if the law kicks in? So we will soon have a phone with just Googles core apps. ( Operating system)

[Cenimm]

xihe

You are welcome to buy Apple phone or Huawei phones. Or install custom ROMs without the Google apps.

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Take Microsoft for example.
They don't force you to use there apps.
I can use what ever browser, text, photo ( What ever I want) without it forces me to install microsoft apps to get it running.
I can even use Googles apps without it tells med to use Microsoft own apps.

[mohammed98221]

Cenimm

https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/comment/124998#Comment_124998

Why do I need to buy apple or Huawei just becuse I want to be able to use a phone without Google's own apps? Can't find any info in my post that I don't want android I just want to be able to use any app without asus force me to the store. Custom rom break the Guarantee...

You know that Google apps and asus own apps will be removed from the phones if the law kicks in? So we will soon have a phone with just Googles core apps. ( Operating system)

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I appreciate your frustration. However, I do believe that if companies like Asus didn't include Google apps and services it would annoy and inconvenience more people than it helps. People tend to be annoyed by duplicate apps/stores or services pre-installed. Lots of manufacturers get criticism for have 'bloat'.
Also, if EU law says that Google can't bundle their apps with phones then it will only affect new phones. No on will be deleting anything from your phone.
Asus is a tiny player in the mobile space. They likely won't spend the resources to develop alternatives like Samsung and others can. No phone manufacturer is the same. If there's something you can't find in one you need to vote with your wallet and buy another.
Also do you have examples of other manufacturers providing the services/apps you're talking about?

[MV]

Cenimm

https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/comment/124998#Comment_124998

Take Microsoft for example.

They don't force you to use there apps.

I can use what ever browser, text, photo ( What ever I want) without it forces me to install microsoft apps to get it running.

I can even use Googles apps without it tells med to use Microsoft own apps.

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You might be correct with the way you think it should be. But if you want to unandroid the android os then you have to be doing that since years with lots of experience.
Look at samsung, they took years to perfect their own ui and failed miserably until they debloated most of the stuff and released stable ONE UI versions. But then its build on top of android, so all google services exist there as well.
Oneplus never took that approach so you can feel the smoothness in their UI.
ROG series is on the similar lines to keep the smoothness in UI and keep it true to original android os, we dont see much bloatware.
And you know gapps are required to setup your phone right, it all starts from there. How can you deny their existence when they have the license to everything that happens on your phone.
Surely, you would have heard of unlocking/rooting android phone. You can install apps on the system partition to achieve what you want. And there is nothing wrong on ROG3 without rooting as well. Not sure which apps you are talking about(i saw the attached video), but simply setting a default app in settings will do most of the things.