This is Google, so the boot has ads on it.

And camera and microphone in the sole.

Don't forget the GPS in there as well.

if it's a sandal, then the sock could have ads on it

> Pivot to a product that doesn't require Google approval?

Honest question: what do you pivot too? Apple has different but equally bad risks of having your hands tied or just being barred. What's a safe platform to build on these days that actually has a market?

You could pivot to a PWA and rely on others channels to get the word out

Ah nice, that's a good idea. I hope PWAs continue to become more and more viable.

PWA: Progressive Web Apps

I had to look it up so I think others might not know it too.

>All the top apps today come from big companies.

There is likely some causation there but not necessarily in the way you are implying. Some companies GET big because they have a top app that is making a lot of money.