They didn't say no changes. They are just saying we'll address the concerns of hobbyists and students.

Lets not celebrate prematurely and let us wait for more details on whats actually changing both technically and process wise. We should demand more clarity and should not wait to discover it after the implementation at which point it is hard and nearly impossible to push back against.

We don't want to be in a situation where they technically make it possible but make it practically impossible to install apps outside playstore.