Re: Just stupid
"The issue is saying to a manufacturer, If you want Google Play you MUST also include a crap load of other Google apps that most people have little interest in. They cannot be uninstalled. End Of, take it or leave it."
Yeah, and they can leave it. Give Windows Phone a try, although I believe MSFT will also force them to take their apps in the build... completely locked down. OEMs can't change a thing.
Also, "most people have little interest in"... do you mean Google search, Gmail and Chrome? All of which had over a billion users before Play Store was around.