But indeed, are we really comparing a productivity tool that isn't used to extract more money to a third-party game that thrives on in-app purchases?
I guess that Windows users are generally less upset about such bundling, since OEMs have done it for years.
Windows users, myself included, have always been upset about the bundling. When you buy a PC these days you have to spend about 2-3 hours removing all the crap from it or doing an install from scratch to remove the cocked up default windows install. I think that less upset is more toleration via attrition. Accepting the status quo.
In a stock install of Windows you will have Windows Store installs of Candy Crush and some other junk, but none of it is running when the machine boots. It's also very simple to delete, but it is annoying it is there in the first place.
Microsoft placed it into my library and you can't remove it unless you first install it and then uninstall it and I don't want to install it so I'm stuck with it. It's egregiously a dark pattern[0]. On the other hand Garage Band is first party code which presumably enjoys the same level of quality as the main OS so it's fine.