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Exactly. By their same logic, Apple also ships all of their phones with malware since they are a third party who refuses security audits.

> most Android devices ship with undeletable malware from vendors

And how are those vendor app actually malware? Their presence can be annoying but they aren't malware.

Also known as bloatware. Not malicious, just annoying.

Both link to user hostile libraries like Facebook sdk.

Both platforms push users toward app vendors that really don't care about their privacy.

Must. Defend. Apple.

But seriously, Apple postures for control. They have a death grip on our industry, and it's up to the DOJ and legal system to rend it asunder.

Apple does not deserve to have a singular App store with tight controls. It's not their right. And they've proven the sort of anticompetitive antics they choose to take when they have such power.

Break them open.