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Ugh!

cainthecavebear

Dec 18, 2014, 10:10 AM
Here we go again... 🙄
If I'm reading this right, one of the most viscious violators of anti-trust laws, Microsoft, is suing Google for using its own apps as default and claims consumers are too ignorant to change the default apps? Is this for real?
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mikkej2k

Dec 18, 2014, 1:16 PM
On my Windows laptop , or my daughters Windows Phone , I can delete or add programs/apps as much as I would like - without having to root the device.

Yes there are default programs , but there is more freedom out of the box than Android.
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PhoneMan23

Dec 18, 2014, 1:53 PM
On my Windows laptop , or my daughters Windows Phone , I can delete or add programs/apps as much as I would like - without having to root the device.


You do not have to root your Android Phone to delete/add programs and apps. But good try on trying to spread misinformation. I have and continued to remove Chrome Web Browser on my Android Phones as I'm a Firefox user. It's easy to accomplish this feat in a matter of 2-3 minutes.

Yes there are default programs , but there is more freedom out of the box than Android.


Again, more misinformation and rumors being spread by an obvious Windows' Fan. Android is easier to work with and more intuitive to work with than Windows' mobile ...
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Zpike

Dec 18, 2014, 2:56 PM
You're slightly wrong on this point

>>You do not have to root your Android Phone to delete/add programs and apps.

Actually, you do in order to delete some of the bloatware that individual vendors like Samsung install. My Galaxy Note 3 has several pieces of bloat that can only be uninstalled by rooting.

I think that is where our disagreement ends. You are correct in that all Google apps can be deleted from any Android device. The problem with the apps that can't be uninstalled is not native to Android itself, but rather invented by individual manufacturers and has absolutely nothing to do with Google.
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navydave

Dec 18, 2014, 10:33 PM
Thats not really Google's fault blame the cell company. Next I move those I could not get rid of the Apps page and have never use them. I agree they are a waste, but the real fool is the guy paying to get them on the phone in the first place. He pays and gets nothing in return.
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mikkej2k

Dec 20, 2014, 11:57 PM
You can disable not uninstall. Be clear. Not the same at all.
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cainthecavebear

Dec 18, 2014, 3:26 PM
mikkej2k said:
On my Windows laptop , or my daughters Windows Phone , I can delete or add programs/apps as much as I would like - without having to root the device.

Yes there are default programs , but there is more freedom out of the box than Android.



That has more to do with the Carrier than Google. Nexus devices don't have that issue. You can add/delete all you want.
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Zpike

Dec 18, 2014, 2:58 PM
Excuse me if I have to emphatically agree with you on this one. 😛
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T Bone

Dec 20, 2014, 9:29 PM
What is good for the goose....

Microsoft was sued for including Internet Explorer in with Windows and making it the default browser, even though it is ridiculously easy to download an alternative browser.

If it is wrong for Microsoft, then it is wrong for Google as well.
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