Yes, but they are not forced to add new features, only to remove, which is kinda big difference.
Is this a removal of a feature?
Apps you can decline? And uninstall? We are talking about quite different things here. Not to mention every Android with pre-installed bloatware.
If you do opt-out, does anybody get notified? Is it reasonable users are concerned somebody might get notified?
There's a lot going on there. And just to point out, this has moved on from saying Apple only removing features, to debating how bad the features they've added are.
> users will be offered a choice of applications from Russian developers, which they will be able to choose for further installation on their iPhone or iPad