July 22nd, 2010
The difference between Android and iOS isn’t that Android comes with undeletable default apps and iOS doesn’t. Lots of iPhone users wish they could get rid of apps like Stocks and Weather. The difference is who gets to decide on those defaults apps. With iOS, it’s Apple. With Android, it’s the carrier.

@gruber — makes me wish tumblr hadn’t repeatedly eaten my essay on Android market fragmentation, otherwise you would have already known this. Note that this obviously cuts both ways: sometimes AT&T gets in the way, too :). (via hypomodern)

On the flip side, for any non-default apps you want to install, with iOS it’s still Apple’s decision. With Android, it’s yours.


∞02:48 pm, reblogged  by dgoings ∩2
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  1. dgoings reblogged this from hypomodern and added:
    flip side, for any non-default apps you want to install, with iOS it’s still Apple’s decision. With Android, it’s yours.
  2. hypomodern posted this