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Article: United States: Microsoft Selling Signature PCs Sans Crapware.
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- TendersInfo
- Article date:
- October 30, 2009
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Byline: Mamta03
There's nothing better than the snappy feeling of a freshly installed operating system one that's free from the cobwebs collected and caused by constant use (and perhaps neglect). Sadly, many computer buyers these days don't get to experience that fresh feeling due to all the crapware that OEMs pre-install on new machines.
That's just one side effect, however, of the open platform that allows manufacturers to configure both the hardware and software however it sees fit. This also leads to bundling and subsidized deals that, in theory, helps to lower the price of PCs, but also the loading of trial software that clogs up a fresh install of ...