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minus-squarecelerate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoWho makes it so the carrier can do this? Samsung, or Android (Google)?
minus-squarecelerate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThat seems rather shitty. Can I not blame Samsung for making and selling a phone my carrier can push unwanted software on without my consent?
minus-squarePlutoParty@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYou can, but it’d be like blaming Dell for ‘allowing’ Microsoft to annoy you with untimely updates. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to blame the manufacturer for that.
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Who makes it so the carrier can do this? Samsung, or Android (Google)?
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That seems rather shitty. Can I not blame Samsung for making and selling a phone my carrier can push unwanted software on without my consent?
You can, but it’d be like blaming Dell for ‘allowing’ Microsoft to annoy you with untimely updates. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to blame the manufacturer for that.