In New Zealand, at least, I have no trouble conducting daily life using Web sites. I do have a smartphone but I don't use it for banking or shopping or government interactions. If my trust in Google and Apple declined I could downgrade to a dumbphone without much trouble (except for the trouble of actually finding one to buy).
I agree that this situation needs to be preserved. FWIW I worked at Mozilla for a long time because I was (and still am) enthusiastic about their mission, which is partly about making sure the Web remains a) a strong platform for such applications and b) not wholly controlled by Apple and Google. Part of that was doing FirefoxOS which mostly failed but curiously, via KaiOS in India, is also kind of succeeding.
I agree that this situation needs to be preserved. FWIW I worked at Mozilla for a long time because I was (and still am) enthusiastic about their mission, which is partly about making sure the Web remains a) a strong platform for such applications and b) not wholly controlled by Apple and Google. Part of that was doing FirefoxOS which mostly failed but curiously, via KaiOS in India, is also kind of succeeding.