fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoApple and Samsung aren't the world's top two smartphone vendors for oncewww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down15
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkApple and Samsung aren't the world's top two smartphone vendors for oncewww.androidpolice.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·8 hours ago but the OS it comes with is riddled with bloatware… As opposed to Samsung and Apple? Right…
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoSamsung from a phone vendor like Verizon is bloated, but not one from Samsung (well, except the Samsung crap like Bixby).
minus-squareAisteru@lemmy.aisteru.chlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 hours agoI’d say Samsung is comparable, but Apple… Isn’t the goal of buying an iPhone to have a closed environment? (or was)
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoYes, they were BSing. They’re sold with only a basic collection of 1st-party apps. To get one with 3rd-party bloatware requires special provisioning meant for employee work phones, but it’s uncommon to find in the wild.
As opposed to Samsung and Apple? Right…
Samsung from a phone vendor like Verizon is bloated, but not one from Samsung (well, except the Samsung crap like Bixby).
I’d say Samsung is comparable, but Apple… Isn’t the goal of buying an iPhone to have a closed environment? (or was)
Yes, they were BSing. They’re sold with only a basic collection of 1st-party apps. To get one with 3rd-party bloatware requires special provisioning meant for employee work phones, but it’s uncommon to find in the wild.