Lion comes with neither Java (nor Adobe Flash) preinstalled.
In 2011 it struck a deal with HTC, a Taiwanese phonemaker, to preinstall Dropbox on its Android devices.
However, Apple Music does have some significant advantages - it's available in far more countries than Spotify, and comes preinstalled on every iPhone, giving the service a massive ready-made reach.
STAY OUT OF TRAFFIC Google Maps, which comes preinstalled on many smartphones or is available for download, offers an at-a-glance display of road conditions in major cities to help you find the best route around congestion so you don't burn up extra fuel in stop-and-go traffic.
Traffic and Parking Google Maps (free) Avoid traffic jams on your way to the airport with this app, which comes preinstalled on many smartphones or is available for download.
If you bought a new computer with both a DVD drive and Windows 8 preinstalled, see if the manufacturer included a program for handling DVDs.
On the other hand, they come preinstalled with Verizon promotional apps that you can hide, but can't remove.
Then there's the weird new phone that comes with Home preinstalled — the HTC First.
Why? Skype comes preinstalled on the phone — but it doesn't work over Wi-Fi.
Powerful programs like Adobe's Premiere Elements and Apple's iMovie often come preinstalled on desktop computers, but many people never use them.
