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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Recently, my phone updated without my consent (even though I turned auto updates off) and added Gemini

Like WTF Samsung

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Because it's profitable.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

This is most prevalent on androids, even stock pixel. As much as I like to shit on apple, they have less bloat on your phone. Of course whatever native app you have on there, you wouldn't able to delete, whereas on android you could delete it if you really wanted to.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Few people want to pay full price for their phone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I mean, yeah, but there's also manufacturer bloatware. This model year, Samsung in particular has outdone themselves with the implementation of their AI chatbot nearly zero percent of their customer base wanted.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

For the same reason we have every fucking other problem in the world right now.

Capitalism.

You cannot align incentives towards growing the wealth of a microscopic yet astronomically lecherous group of monsters and expect society to not just crumble under the weight.

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