markhopkins

But they got your money anyway. So why would they care?

"Most of the bloatware on Android devices I’ve used over the years cannot be removed as they’re marked as system apps."

I believe you can use the Application Manager in Android to disable any of these Apps, even though you cannot remove them.

Just don't disable an App the phone actually needs.

> Have a simple landing page asking for an email address when someone first visits, but provide a way to bypass it if they don't want to give it out.

That's exactly what is there. You can click View The Archive, if you don't want to give your email.