[georgemcbay]

"No default apps on a new phone"

Speaking as a user and not a developer (though I am a mobile app developer), this is a horrible idea.

I would be so pissed if I bought a new Android phone and gmail/Google Nav/maps/calendar/etc weren't preinstalled.

[malandrew]

What would be nice is if part of the setup process asked you to choose the default OS app or an app from a third party. It would be mandatory that both the OS default and the third-party apps have average user reviews for the current major version number.