[ben_w]

I think the analogy in this case would be a car company which gives you a choice of three different types of seat, five different types of stereo, and the option of built-in GPS from whoever when you configure your new car in the first place.

I’m not even against first-party apps, I just want them to be competing fairly instead of being mandatory pre-installs (with the exception of security-critical parts like the OS, the phone and SMS apps, the wallet apps, the App Stores themselves; but even then, there is room for them to be opened securely, it is just harder to do right, and should probably be replaceable later rather than during setup).