[14][15] He suggested that the experience of people buying a new Windows computer can be damaged by poorly designed, uncertified third-party applications installed by vendors.
Walt Mossberg, technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, condemned "craplets" in two columns published in April 2007, and suggested several possible strategies for removing them.
[8][9] In addition, apps bundled by OEMs may also include special system-level permissions that bypass those normally enforced by the operating system.
[20] Android 4.0 attempted to address these issues by allowing users to "disable" apps—which hides them from application menus and prevents them from running.
[21] Although Apple does not allow operators to customize the iPhone in this manner,[19][8] the company has faced criticism for including an increasing number of factory-installed apps in iOS that cannot be removed.