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Re:South Korea bans unremovable mobile bloatware by JetSpiegel on Sunday January 26, 2014 @08:10PM (#7128070)
The main difference it that I can install a fresh copy of Windows or Linux on my PC and it works, while there is no such thing as "stock Android". It depends on the hardware, so the OEM have all the power.
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Re:South Korea bans unremovable mobile bloatware by thaumasiotes on Monday January 27, 2014 @02:01AM (#7129167)
I got a Nexus S loaded down with crapware I couldn't even use (since it was all in Chinese), but which drained the battery like you wouldn't believe.

Within a couple days, I had removed whatever godawful contrivance was on there when I bought it in favor of CyanogenMod. Truly, the OEM (NB: the OEM here didn't even install the crapware) has all the power.

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Re:South Korea bans unremovable mobile bloatware by cbr on Sunday January 26, 2014 @10:32PM (#7128605)
CyanogenMod is the equivalent of installing a fresh copy.
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Re:South Korea bans unremovable mobile bloatware by shitlord on Monday January 27, 2014 @12:58AM (#7129035)
at the cost of your warranty
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Re:South Korea bans unremovable mobile bloatware by dbaupp on Sunday January 26, 2014 @10:12PM (#7128528)
What do the Nexus lines of phones come with?
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Re:South Korea bans unremovable mobile bloatware by shitlord on Monday January 27, 2014 @12:58AM (#7129036)
The "Google Experience" version of Android
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