Digital Parsimony

Does this remind you of anything? It’s almost like taking out that brand new HP/Dell/Sony/Toshiba laptop from its packaging. The first thing to do was format it and get rid of all the garbage it comes with.

There are of course a suite of applications pre-installed that you’ll have whether you want them or not. Many apps are mostly unwanted, like the ubiquitous Lets Golf 2. Some apps will be wanted by some, like NFL Mobile and Best Buy, and some are actually quite useful, like Quickoffice and Verizons Backup Assistant. Thankfully its not quite the onslaught of crapware weve seen with devices like the Charge or more recently the Incredible 2, and we had no problem uninstalling most of them. That said, if youre feeling noncommittal you can use the customized applications list to create a group of the apps you actually use and set the phone to display only those, hiding the whole big mess.

via Droid X2 review — Engadget.