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Re:Apple will not allow Verizon to preload software on iPhone by 37prime on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @01:53AM (#2095269)
Those are not carrier specific apps. The reason why they are there because there were no installable apps at that time. I do not need to sign in to any services or accounts to use those apps.

Amazon MP3, Facebook apps are tied to some services that requires user accounts.

One pre-installed app on iOS that fit the category is YouTube App.

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Re:Apple will not allow Verizon to preload software on iPhone by rmc on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @05:45AM (#2095669)
The reason why they are there because there were no installable apps at that time.

So now that there are installable apps, they can be removed, right? No they can't.

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Re:Apple will not allow Verizon to preload software on iPhone by foobarbazoo on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @06:04AM (#2095712)
They can't be removed because there is no way to get them back. (They are not available in the App Store.)

Yes, this could (and should) be fixed. And someday, perhaps, it will be. For now, it's just not a serious problem, outside of Hacker News.

Having three different IM clients on a phone pre-installed and unremovable? Yeah, that's the kind of shit Apple doesn't do.

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Re:Apple will not allow Verizon to preload software on iPhone by jrockway on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @06:06AM (#2095724)
Having three different IM clients on a phone pre-installed and unremovable? Yeah, that's the kind of shit Apple doesn't do.

Because Apple wants you to use SMS instead of IM, making the carriers a boatload of money for no reason.

That is exactly the kind of shit Apple does.

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Re:Apple will not allow Verizon to preload software on iPhone by rahoulb on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @07:18AM (#2095889)
It's not Apple that wants you to use SMS - it's EVERYONE.

I bought my first mobile over twelve years ago because of SMS, not voice, as it replaced the pagers that me and my friends had.

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Re:Apple will not allow Verizon to preload software on iPhone by whatusername on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @08:22PM (#2098406)
God no it's not.

Apple's SMS implementation/interface is terrible. Group Messaging is just broken.

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