Are We To Blame For Bloatware? The Infatuation With ?More?

Few things piss me off more these days than the carriers taking advantage of Google's openness to load up Android phones with crapware and their own proprietary garbage. But you know, a big part of the problem is us.

When Google CEO Eric Schmidt was on stage during our TechCrunch Disrupt conference this past week, he spoke briefly about Google's thinking with regard to this issue with the carriers. He acknowledged that while yes, some carriers are loading Android phones up with their own software before you buy them, you have the choice not to buy those phones. Clearly, his mentality is that it's on us, the consumers, to vote with our wallets to show the carriers what we do and do not want. I have a bit of an issue with this line of thinking, but that's for another post. For now, let's focus on this -- are we to blame for bloat?

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