Re:Google pushed to take action against Android bloatware
by crazygringo on Monday January 13, 2020 @10:30AM
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I mean, the way iOS comes with iMessage, Mail, Siri, Safari, Photos, the iTunes Store, iCloud, and a suite of apps including Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie and GarageBand?*
Yet that isn't commonly called "bloatware"... because, of course, it isn't.
Bloatware is commonly understood to be third-party software, often of questionable utility and quality. Not first-party.
(*The suite is only preinstalled on 32GB+ devices.)
Yet that isn't commonly called "bloatware"... because, of course, it isn't.
Bloatware is commonly understood to be third-party software, often of questionable utility and quality. Not first-party.
(*The suite is only preinstalled on 32GB+ devices.)