Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 29th Oct 2009 17:51 UTC
We all know that Microsoft doesn't actually make computers. It makes the software, and then lets an almost infinite amount of manufacturers build computers that can run its software. These manufacturers often make a mess of things, delivering computers filled to the brim with crapware. What would happen if Microsoft made computers? Well, for one, they would be void of crapware. Two, they would help users install the software they want before leaving the store - including software from competitors.
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2005-07-06
Crapware has been a problem for a long time. I remember working in an Access Centre years ago where we had these eMachines P3 600 PCs - with all the crap they pre-installed, Win98 ran slower on the eMachines than 2k did on the P3 450 I had at home.
And it was about 4 years ago that I started running into PCs (Dell, HP & Acer laptops mostly) where uninstalling the crapware took more time than wiping the drive and reinstalling from an OEM CD.
I wish they would go a step further and start yanking the OEM licenses of PC makers that include crapware. But I doubt they will unless there's enough of a customer backlash - for the same reason that major ISPs/telcos hosted spammers for so long (the cheques keep coming in every month...).