How are you defining “the ecosystem” in this context?

F-droid is not “glossy commercial”, but in general that’s why it’s great.

I agree it’s clunky, and could use a facelift, and a good UI redesign. I would never call it trash though. It’s far better than Play or App Store in terms of protecting the user.

There’s not much choice. So much investment is being poured into AI that companies have to join the bandwagon to “compete”.

I hope some of these companies are prepared for a potential burst of the bubble.