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Last time I needed a new PC, I ended up building it myself because I couldn't find a suitable PC that wasn't bloated with crapware (trial software, useless software, clogged system tray, etc--if you've ever tried to fix a friend's POS Dell, you know what...
Started by petehern on
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by 9 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Dell....
Dell Small Business PCs usually don't come with any crapware, and for most of the rest you can drives, and doing a clean install.
Of course, the most obvious answer is to buy a Mac , all of which ship without crapware by default....
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Microsoft to charge customers $99 to remove OEM 'crapware'
Microsoft to charge customers $99 to remove OEM 'crapware' | ZDNet
I have no comments - except I will neither support Microsoft nor the OEMs on this issue..
Started by jumanji on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at sevenforums):
People can easily remove most crapware manually --it's not that difficult retail version (which doesn't have crapware on it and can be switched to a new machine if required.
Of Ignorance is Astronomical" !.
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Microsoft Will Remove Crapware For The Same Price as Windows 7 Microsoft is now pushing PCs that not only come with Windows 7, but come with a cleaner version of the operating system that is free of crapware. Software, such as DVD playback programs, ...
Started by News on
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by 1 people.
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>>Microsoft even offers up numbers to show how detrimental this OEM-installed crapware is to your system. Microsoft claims that Signature systems start up 39 percent faster, go into sleep mode 23 percent faster, and resume from sleep a whopping ...
Started by wallybass on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at investorvillage):
Symantec et alia, have always been played for suckers by Dell and other OEMs in the consumer to surprise buttsechs Symantec... .
PT Barnum was right about with crapware.
Bucks to remove crapware? Well, that's probably below GeekSquad's price.
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Published at LXer:
Summary: So, the OEMs make money from installing crapware onto PCs, and now Microsoft is making money removing it. Makes you realize why more and more people are buying Apple hardware.
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Started by LXer on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at linuxquestions):
Or just install Linux over the crapware called.
Either buy a system without an OS installed.
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"Microsoft even offers up numbers to show how detrimental this OEM-installed crapware is to your system. Microsoft claims that Signature systems start up 39 percent faster, go into sleep mode 23 percent faster, and resume from sleep a whopping 51 percent...
Started by ElNono on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at spurstalk):
How about walmart ripping dvds for $2 a pop? Originally Posted by TDMVPDPOY
99 bucks i can speed that up with ssd drive ... .
I'm sure the OEMs will love this 99 bucks i can speed that up with ssd drive which are retailing below 99 for 40-60gb versions... .
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"Microsoft even offers up numbers to show how detrimental this OEM-installed crapware is to your system. Microsoft claims that Signature systems start up 39 percent faster, go into sleep mode 23 percent faster, and resume from sleep a whopping 51 percent...
Started by ElNono on
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by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at spurstalk):
How about walmart ripping dvds for $2 a pop? Originally Posted by TDMVPDPOY
99 bucks i can speed that up with ssd drive ... .
I'm sure the OEMs will love this 99 bucks i can speed that up with ssd drive which are retailing below 99 for 40-60gb versions... .
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Windows 8: Microsoft Tries to Rein in Crapware Bloatware may still creep onto your new Dell, HP, or Lenovo PC, even though Microsoft is reportedly getting ready to take on Windows 8 bloat.
Started by Windows 8 Forums on
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Http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/m...crapware/20446
Just goes to show the amount of crapware which comes pre-installed on a new PC these days. All this unnessacry software manages to do is slow down your PC.
Started by keenest on
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by 4 people.
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They want to charge R826.53 to remove these programs which they put there in the first place?! LOL Originally Posted by LiNk$ They want to charge R826.53 to remove these programs which they put there... .
So glad I will never own another Windows based machine .
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Hang on, don't OEMs get paid for including this stuff in their OS builds? Microsoft then offering to remove it all for a not so modest fee just smacks of racketeering to me.
Started by dodgygeeza on
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by 13 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at digitalspy):
Be considered 'crapware'? Or have you already removed it all? I prefer to remove all the junk by hand, so plugging in a new laptop I spend removing all the crapware, can't think why I would want to pay for this service.
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