Ok, I'll bite. I've never used the 'freeze app' option in TiBu, though I sure have seen it mentioned enough; what does that do?
It's essentially the same as manually renaming a .apk file to .bak. It makes it invisible to the system, so that it can't run, but leaves the actual file there for easy retrieval should you need it. I use it to freeze all the verizon bloatware that came on my phone. Blockbuster, skype, cityID, etc etc. The advantage is that when it's time for an OTA update (like to Gingerbread), I just unfreeze them, receive my update, then refreeze them. As you should know, OTA updates don't work without ALL system files intact, including the bloatware.
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