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Don't limit this call to action to computer configurators. Handset manufacturers and mobile carriers are just as guilty of this. AT&T has a suite of apps that c
by yock 16y ago
Don't limit this call to action to computer configurators. Handset manufacturers and mobile carriers are just as guilty of this. AT&T has a suite of apps that charge fees for what most handsets can do for free out of the box. Samsung removed default Android widgets (notably, Google Calendar) from their Galaxy S line so that users would be coerced into using their widgets. Verizon V-Cast. I don't mind if they make these things available. I dont' even mind if they're marketed to users in ways that don't violate my privacy and aren't spam, but to install them by default and bar their removal is unforgivable.
- colkassad 16y agoI don't really care about bloatware on a computer -- at least I have the option to remove it or reinstall, or even install another OS. Every time that City ID app pops up on my Droid telling me that my trial is running out I am insulted. Like anyone is wants to pay a monthly fee for a buggy, less functional caller ID -- and if I don't want it, well too bad because it's just going to sit there taking up space because the carrier thinks they have a captured audience. Sure I can root it but why should I have to void a warranty to remove this crap? The wireless industry in this country is a joke. I'll take my free McAfee trial, thanks. At least the OEM and software vendor have a measure of respect for the end user.