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Originally Posted by Shemmy
Personally, I'd never use any of those features (except maybe CityID - maybe), but I'm also the type to remove every .cod java file off his Blackberry except for the ones he uses, so I'm not a typical user. Neither are 99% of the people here, on hofo, or xda.
I simply think it's unfair to say "x phone is better than the Imagio because x phone doesn't have all the 'bloatware,'" when said "bloatware" is part of the phone's advertised purpose.
If you want to say the Droid has a better screen, go ahead, because the Droid does use better screen technology (IMHO) than the Imagio. I'd love to have multi-touch, even in a limited capacity.
I don't like pre-installed software anymore than the next geek. The first thing I usually do with a phone or a computer is reformat and build things up from scratch to be the way I like them. But I'm also not most people. A person who buys the Imagio because it's a "multimedia/V-Cast" device is doing so because they want the software that's on there.
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I still consider it bloatware as well. who really need or wants vcast videos?
Who would actually use VZ navigator when there are free apps out there that work fine and apps you can pay one time for that are way better than vz navigator
Who needs the VZ mobile e-mail or mobile IM?
I agree that it is not as bad as buying a new PC that comes with every useless app you can think of. I would never make a decision on purchasing a product based of of the software installed as it is an easy fix.
as far as the screen on the droid goes.. i thought it was actually pretty bad. i compared it to the imagio and the eris and the htc's blew it away. I am talking picture quility not the capacitve vs resistive. obviolsy we would love to have a capacitive screen on our phones.
overall the droid felt and looked like a cheap toy. if you need a keyboard it has a good form factor though. except the keyboard layout which the layout IMO was bad