Sorry, folks, Android can't be de-googlized. These supposedly de-googlized variants let a few hardcore nerds opt out of Google's direct spying and advertising, but they do nothing to pull developers away from the Android ecosystem, so they still benefit Google.
De-googlizing Android
@ted I think a lot of developers are really just playing the lottery, with all the associated irrational behavior. Everyone thinks their app is going to be successful where others have failed, otherwise they wouldn't do it in the first place.
A free software funding ecosystem probably isn't going to pull those developers away, but it could potentially create a healthy and vibrant enough ecosystem to really start to eat into Google's power.