Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 11th Nov 2012 15:49 UTC
"Yesterday my desktop died, and so I went ahead and got a brand new Windows 8 laptop. It's always been my feeling that as years go on, user experience has been going down for people who use a computer and the Internet, because of decisions all companies make that are clearly anti-user, either because they think they know best, or in many cases, for financial gains. But from spending all night reinstalling everything and customizing the laptop, I realized just how bad it has become." Probably the biggest reason to go Mac or Linux. Such a shame Microsoft found it more important to pressure OEMs into silly Secure Boot nonsense instead of doing something about the anti-user crapware disaster. Goes to show who Microsoft cares about. Hint: it ain't you.
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To paraphrase Malcolm in Jurassic Park, "The market will find a way" to cut a few pennies of cost via any means possible.
But with Android, Google has responded with the Nexus line of crapware-free products, and they seem to be selling well. I bought a Nexus phone for my wife and tablet for my son, and they both love them.
So maybe there's hope after all.
Does the Surface come pre-loaded with crapware, or is Microsoft using the Nexus model for their first tablet?