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That's what I thought. It has no android lock to Google, I assume root access, so it's basically really yours?
You can unlock the bootloader and install FOSS ROMs on some Android tablets.
Not many though, a few Samsung and then the pixel tablet as far as I know and they're still a bit more than $150 even used usually
Lenovo Pad if you order the unlocked versions from Aliexpress. Search for Xiaoxin Pad, anyone offering a global ROM version has unlocked the bootloader.
But are there any actual FOSS ROMs on it?
I installed a GSI fork of LineageOS. Not sure if there are any device-specific ROMs for it, haven't checked in a while.