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    Why include bloatware?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Zellio, Nov 2, 2006.

  1. Zellio

    Zellio The Dark Knight

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    Who the hell in their right mind though it would be a good idea to make desktops/laptops with 512 megs of ram default and so much bloatware it takes up all the ram?

    Why the hell do you need 5 or 6 paint programs, or marv albert teaches typing class, or george forman steals porrage game version, and when you play it you play it over some service which has spyware?

    Why not just give you Xp and your pc and be done with it dangit. This is why I build machines :(
     
    Zellio, Nov 2, 2006
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  2. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    Money. Companies pay them to put their programs on. I was so relieved when I received my Dell to find it devoid of any and all bloatware. But I formatted anyways.
     
    Lysander, Nov 2, 2006
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  3. Zellio

    Zellio The Dark Knight

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    That's why I like my Alienware. No friggin bloatware.

    My neices 3400+ Compaq was a mess... I was messing with it for days getting rid of bloatware.
     
    Zellio, Nov 2, 2006
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  4. mr_charisma

    mr_charisma Notebook Enthusiast

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    It should only take you an hour or 2. Recieve laptop. Format hard drive. Install Windows. Install drivers. Install the programs you want. Of course, I understand that formatting hard drives and installs from scratch are not for everyone. I actually came across this post on Dell's blog/whatever site last night trying to explain why they do it:

    http://www.direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2006/07/21/789.aspx
     
    mr_charisma, Nov 2, 2006
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  5. Zellio

    Zellio The Dark Knight

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    Wasn't really an option with my neices desktop. They wanted some of the bloatware, I mean apps to stay on it, so I had to clean out all the garbage that was really garbage.
     
    Zellio, Nov 2, 2006
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  6. sionyboy

    sionyboy Notebook Evangelist

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    I know, when I first got my new Acer laptop, just got rid of anything in the uninstall options that began, or contained the words, Acer. Ran a lot better afterwards. Same with my Mum's Dell, so much stuff that people don't need.
     
    sionyboy, Nov 2, 2006
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  7. LFC

    LFC Ex-NBR

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    Mullah talks doesn't it? :p

    What is most inexcusable is they make money from the customer, and money from companies who pay for their wares to be preloaded. Yet the cheapskates save... what? £10/$10 (probably less) by not giving you an XP disc?
     
    LFC, Nov 2, 2006
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  8. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    HP is the worst at bloatware. 200,000,000 games and all of it trial. lol

    I don't mind Acer to much, I like Powerproducer & DVD etc: but I HATE the
    eEmpowering stuff.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Nov 2, 2006
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  9. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    I like installing my own OS ;)
     
    Pitabred, Nov 2, 2006
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  10. darth_laidher

    darth_laidher Notebook Evangelist

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    live ur right when i got this thing there was wild tangat games galour and as far as im concerned wild tangat is spyware.i dont know bout the 200,000,000 figure, but im guessing it was in the mount of 20 to 30 of those **** things.

    and it seems they installed help files for the help files and update programs for the update programs lol.
     
    darth_laidher, Nov 2, 2006
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  11. hollownail

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    Yup, they get money for putting bloatware on their systems. It's part of why some of those machines can sell for so cheap, they get what would be a loss, covered by putting bloatware on the systems.

    No bloatware on my mac! :-D
     
    hollownail, Nov 2, 2006
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  12. sanpabloguy

    sanpabloguy Notebook Deity

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    While I don't like bloatware, it does help keep prices down for the buyer and they do include AV software (usually junk like McAflea or Neutron) so that you can connect right away and download your preferred AV and firewall apps.

    Most of the bloatware is easily removed, thank goodness for that. I remember an old Win95 PC on which you couldn't remove the AOL/Compuserve stuff because it disabled the dialer app for dial up. Arrgh!

    For me, removing the bloatware is far less time-consuming than building my own system. So I can live with it.
     
    sanpabloguy, Nov 2, 2006
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  13. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    No games on your mac, no enterprise software on your mac... all kinds of benefits ;)
     
    Pitabred, Nov 2, 2006
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  14. darth_laidher

    darth_laidher Notebook Evangelist

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    btw happy birthday pita
     
    darth_laidher, Nov 2, 2006
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  15. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    it wouldn't matter to me one bit if my computer came completely saturated with bloatware or was "sparkling clean"; the first thing i would do is a clean install.

    i like to start a new machine completely fresh.
     
    drumfu, Nov 2, 2006
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  16. strikeback03

    strikeback03 Notebook Deity

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    that of course requires real install discs...
     
    strikeback03, Nov 4, 2006
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  17. iOsiris

    iOsiris Notebook Evangelist

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    Software companies pay the computer manuf. to put their software onto their computers. Its suppose to help 'lower the cost' of the computer as a whole
     
    iOsiris, Nov 4, 2006
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  18. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    It lowers the cost of the computer. I mean, Dell received $1 billion to add Google's Desktop on their computers. Think how much money you saved. And remember that for the little trouble of re-formatting the computer, you saved, maybe $100.
     
    Sam, Nov 5, 2006
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