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> Are you seriously asking why Apple offers its users a built-in app ... As you may have already read in my comment, I'm asking why it wasn't uninstallable to

• shuckles 3y ago
  The burden of proof is on the people requesting the feature. The reason for not building any feature is simple: users don't care about it and there are more valuable other features to build. (As evidenced by system apps not being deletable on iOS for its first decade.)
  • noapologies 3y ago
    > The burden of proof is on the people requesting the feature. Fortunately there are other reasons why a business may be forced to do something, and not allowed to be the sole judge/jury/executioner. One of those is anti-trust action - something that greatly benefits humanity as a whole, even though the alternative may (or may not) be cheaper for the business. Other examples are employee protections, consumer protections, constitutional amendments etc.
    • shuckles 3y ago
      Which goes back to my original point: there is literally no benefit besides navel gazing for requiring the photos app to be deletable. Just because there are many reasons one could compel a company to do something does not mean any of them are applicable to this request.