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Microsoft Store PC’s won’t have bloatware
crunchgear.com - 10/29/2009
Microsoft Store PC’s won’t have bloatware
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In an ironic twist, it’s coming to light that computers purchased from the Microsoft retail stores will not contain the ‘trialware’ that was typically included in new PC’s. This answers one of the criticisms that Apple users typically had about new PC’s. This has ...
Microsoft store PCs come without trialware
electronista.com - 10/28/2009
Microsoft store PCs come without trialware
— electronista.com — The Windows PCs at Microsoft's first retail stores are deliberately purged of the third-party apps they would... normally carry, employees and eyewitnesses have confirmed. Product Advisor Jared Marino explains these systems, regardless of the brand, are ... (more) Microsoft store PCs come without trialware

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Acer's Bloatware Adds 2+ Minutes to Boot Time, HP, Dell and Sony Not Much Better [Bloatware]
gizmodo.com - 10/31/2009
Acer's Bloatware Adds 2+ Minutes to Boot Time, HP, Dell and Sony Not Much Better [Bloatware]
— gizmodo.com — PC Pro looked into the bloatware included on new laptops by major manufacturers, measuring how memory, HDD... space and boot times are negatively effected. And good lord, it's worse than you thought. Bloatware, the crap software that manufacturers ... (more) Acer's Bloatware Adds 2+ Minutes to Boot Time, HP, Dell ...

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Gizmodo:  Microsoft Retail Store PCs Will Be Crapware-Free, But I'm Still Unsatisfied [Microsoft Stores]

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Microsoft Retail Store PCs Will Be Crapware-Free, But I'm Still Unsatisfied [Microsoft Stores]
Gizmodo — ... This is an incredible move by Microsoft, and it must've taken quite some balls for someone to propose actually going through with it. Only trouble is that we'll still see bloatware on PCs purchased from other retailers or through direct channels from makers. So, dear Microsoft, you're doing something wonderful in your retail stores, but it needs to go one step further. Please cajole everyone else to sell PCs without the crapware, too. Pretty please. [Electronista via Crunchgear] ...

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