like having a demo version of Norton installed on your new PC.
or having Facebook OEM installed with no way to remove it?
you are the first one I have ever heard of, who actively encourages and enjoys that.
impressive.
And just for both of you, you can indeed tap and hold the Photos app and then choose “Remove Application”. I’d be surprised if this did anything beyond hiding the app, and also the Photos app is completely innocuous imo.
Norton preinstalled on a Windows XP machine is more like if your phone came with Weather Underground preinstalled.
and luckily we don't govern by My Opinion™.
It is also ironic because the EU-mandated browser choice screen offers users such stalwart top browsers such as "Browser" by Maple Media Apps, LLC. a holding company for category leading apps, "Web@Work", and "You.com AI Search and Browse". Bloatware lovers rejoice!
I understand that the original commenter might not have thought thiur argument through and the implications of it. That is fair, that is why we debate.
> Be kind. Don’t be snarky. Converse curiously.
> Please respond to the strongest possible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that’s easier to criticize. Assume good faith.
> Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.
> Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.
> Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes.
It is fair you didn't like my comment, and it might have been outside of the community guidelines. But you calling that out is simply just noise and equally outside the community guidelines. But you insist on keeping ruminating and circling around it. That is absolutely not approrpiate.
Are we referring to the same Apple company right now?
Not on Apple's laptops. They also markup hundreds of dollars for +8 GB of RAM, which probably costs them 10-20 USD.
if I want to loose weight but cannot remove the chocolate from my fridge I am at the mercy of my supplier of fridges. it is the same here.
if I don't want to spend time on Facebook, gambling, etc. then I should be able to clear away these types of apps from my system.
Like putting the chocolate underneath the broccolis in the vegetable container?
You might argue that the photos app is required for normal functioning. And I would generally agree with you. However, you could use the same argument for a browser, but bundling Safari per default does not fly anymore.
The time will show what we need to do. So far, IMHO, regulators are able to manage these nuances.
If there’s one company that DOESN’T bloat your computing device with worthless junk from third parties, it’s Apple.
This is HN and surveillance capitalism rules the internet, of course we will see commenters here whose wealth depend on it.
Now I will garrison for the next brigade... :^)