Wireless Operators: Stop Loading Unwanted Software On Smartphones
InformationWeek: Mobile carriers using system updates as exuse to load unwanted software to mobile devices.
"Sprint is providing an update to the HTC EVO 4G right now. Owners of that device can manually seek out the update and have it pushed to their phone. They might want to take a look at the changelog first, however, because the system update adds a number of new applications that weren't there before."
"Here's what the update does: It provides the latest versions of Telenav, the Sprint visual voicemail application, the Sprint TV application and the Sprint Zone application. That's fine, updates to existing apps I can live with. But the update also includes new software, the Kindle eReader, the Blockbuster app, a new 4G scanning widget and, worst of all, a new trial version of a game called NOVA."
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