Been there, did that . I don't even remember the tiny straw that was the last one but I left Verizon after 21 years of big straws last year and haven't looked back.
By your definition, the calculator is bloatware to me. Those jerks.
That is a perfect example.By your definition, the calculator is bloatware to me. Those jerks.
Also, why you no love the Google?
My point is it doesn't have to be that way but we blindly accept it. Why did my Note2 work fine without Chrome on it with 4.1 but it's embedded on 4.2? Why can I not delete Samsung calendar and install the Google calendar from the Play Store in its place? Why can I not have Power Amp only on my devices? My Note8 was abandoned at 4.4 with its can't just simply edit data on its sd card , which Google should have never implemented . It's ios-like, which is fine for some but not for all, which gets back to the original of this topic about Samsung Pay being blocked by Verizon. It shouldn't be blocked by Verizon and it shouldn't be embedded by everyone else. Bloatware to one is necessity to another. How many with a Note device have never used their s pen? In principle the embedded software for it specifically make it shine above the others in that regard but those that want a Note but not use Note features shouldn't be stuck with its embedded software. Yes that sounds silly but so is buying a smartphone just to text and make phone calls, which many do.
Even Nexus devices have more embedded than froyo had onboard. Everyone has their finger embedded in the revenue enhancement pie, including Google and it ain't right. Verizon is just simply running a pick play on Samsung Pay.
I strongly believe in capitalism but capitalism works best when there are choices. With choice comes happily handing over your money whereas with mega corporations the buyer is always looking for an alternative and buys begrudgingly. Android took off due to choices. Android became the number 1 mobile operating system because of choices. Samsung is now putting out 10 variations of the same phone, ala Moto not long ago, and is suffering the same drop in sales in a saturated market. The iPhone went from 1 choice to 3 in their last release and their bottom line improved better than with the 5S only release. It was isheep were suddenly given choices and asheep saw a real choice between the 2 because you could get a ginormous model,a big model or a shiny plastic model without a full quarter of your internal memory being wasted on bloatware by switching from Android to ios.You do realize that a corporation's number 1 goal is to make a profit, right?
I would say it's safe to assume that no phones will support it on VZW. As someone else mentioned in this thread, VZW blocked Google Wallet for a long time before finally caving in.
