Tech Corner

One of the funniest tech columns I've read (while being very informative on a good subject) was this by my pal Ed Bott on ZDNet.  It's about people focusing on the wrong thing and missing all the apps that can't be uninstalled from different platforms - some for good reasons, some not.

The story began life when Ed was hearing about outrage from people and other reporters about how it wasn't possible to uninstall Microsoft's Edge browser from Windows when that operating system is installed.  He makes the point that what people complaining don't realize is that if you immediately uninstall the Edge upon getting Windows -- which many people might do -- then you would have no way of downloading whatever browser you choose to run.  So, Windows makes it impossible to uninstall Edge, but after you get the browser you want, you can make it your default browser and simply hide Edge.

But then he goes further, looking into all the different programs that people don't realize can't be uninstalled, whether from Windows or the Apple operating system.

And it's all done in Ed's straightforward, easy to follow in English and funny way.  And all the better, the article  -- titled, "How to uninstall Chrome, Safari, and other built-in apps? OMG, you can't!​" -- also has one of my favorite tech quips I've come across. Without giving it away, in case you do read the article, it deals with the Apple app for chess that can't be uninstalled.

You can read the fun article here.