Then perhaps they should use software that is not dependant on Google rather than harass developers to degrade their apps to conform to their desires.
Isn't this what MicroG does?
If you're referring to the system as a whole, the only real alternative is ios, which is far worse in terms of user control over what the system does.
In an ideal world, I would be running some linux distribution on my phone and be finished with it. We don't live in an ideal world.