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'Bloatware' Becoming a Problem On Android Phones

Posted by timothy on from the maybe-they're-just-pregnant dept.

elrous0 writes "According to a recent article in Wired, consumers of many new Android devices (including Samsung's Vibrant and HTC's EVO) are complaining about the increasing presence of something that has plagued consumer PC's for years: Bloatware (or, to use the more kind euphemism, 'Pre-installed software' that the computer manufacturer gets paid to include on a new PC). Unfortunately the bloatware (aka 'crapware') that comes with these phones has a nasty quality not found on even the most bloated PC: it can't be removed. Many angry consumers have begun to complain openly about this disturbing trend."

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  1. Re:I'm Confused... by MrEricSir · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course it's "open," you just have to jailbreak it first!

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  2. Re:I'm Confused... by CharlyFoxtrot · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's open, just not to you. But doesn't feel so much better to be fucked over by a corporation that uses Open Source software ?

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  3. Re:bloatware CAN be removed by CharlyFoxtrot · · Score: 5, Funny

    I remember the good old days when Android fans made fun of the iPhone because some people did a jailbreak to install software, now those same people have to jailbreak their phones to be able to uninstall some software. Oh the irony.

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