Some years ago, I questioned those sort of pre-installations on smartphones of Facebook and G-whatever on HN. I got some reply that this is what users wanted. Total nonsense. At that time, most people who bought these computers had zero familiarity with these things. Anyway, users were never asked. There is no opt-out. There is a long history of pre-installed crapware on computers. It predates "smartphones" and "apps". Resistance from computer purchasers today seems nearly non-existant. Not too long ago, we used to remove this stuff after purchasing a new computer, e.g., a laptop.