I came across a couple of stories about this yesterday along with the predictable outrage, and thought I'd post about it before I see more upset posts. The stories claimed that Samsung is installing a version of Facebook on their phones that can't be uninstalled.
Per thurrott.com, it's not true. They are installing a stub app that's basically just an installer, but doesn't do anything else. The user can still uninstall Facebook (if they've first installed it) and can disable the stub app. It'll remain in the phone, but won't do anything.
Personally, I hate pre-installed apps that can't be deleted (Rogers puts several on their phones), but given the storage and memory capacity of modern phones, it's pretty much a non-issue.
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