Pepto Bismo

I dont mind this, but some people do.

Android phones come pre-installed to bloatware.  Bloatware is software (or apps) that come pre-installed on your phone, for the purpose of promoting products.   Some verizon phones will come with "verizon navigator" which is a paid navigation app.

Why do I need to pay for a navigation app, when the Google maps app is free and awsome?

The most frustrating thing about bloatware is you often cannot uninstall it, so it clutters up the phone.   You can never uninstall bloatware, but you can get an app that will "hide" it fairly easily.  

Here is a list of software that came on a stock droid x.   Bloatware is in BOLD. 

3G Mobile Hotspot
Alarm & Timer
Amazong mp3
Backup Assistant
Blockbuster
Browser
Calculator
Calendar
Camcorder
Camera
Cardock
City ID
Contacts
Corporate Directory
Dialer
DLNA
email

keep going !!!!

Emergency
Files
FM Radio
Gallery
gMail
Help Center
Latitude
Maps
Market
Media Share
Messaging
Music
My Accounts
My Verizon Mobile
Navigation
News
NFS
Places
Settings
Skype
Social Networking
Talk
Text Messaging
Voice Command
Voice Search
Voicemail
YouTube

 You should also note the LARGE AMOUNT OF APPS.   This just clutters up the phone with stuff.   Kind of like hoarding.

  A Nexus branded will have no bloatware, just like Apple, Google is not allowing it on their pure android phones.  However a nexus phone still comes with a significant amount of apps.   I counted 33 last time i used my Nexus One.

  Apple has done a very good job at consolidating apps and eliminating 'clutter'   I counted 18 apps that came pre-installed on my iPhone 4.  However you should also note that an Android phone simply DOES MORE out of the box.   FM radio, DLNA, Cardock, and a couple other apps are installed because the phone can do that out of the box.

  

  If bloatware and un-necissary apps bother you.... you guessed it ALWAY BUY A GOOGLE NEXUS PHONE  If they dont bother you, then you have the CHOICE do do whatever you wish.