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There's no good excuse for it. Especially not in a business line. I bought a $200 laptop recently that came with very little bloatware, there is zero need ever

• tomsmeding 8y ago
  I believe that even without all the crapware, a Windows installation with all bells ans whistles is still quite a bit bigger than your average Linux installation, even Ubuntu. Although I agree that 10 GB is really a lot.
  • mehrdadn 8y ago
    CompactOS can dramatically cut down space usage without any apparent (as far as I'm able to tell) slow-down.
• wirrbel 8y ago
  The only explanation I can imagine in my mind is a pretty flawed incentive system with these OEMs. I guess some people are rewarded in some way, by bringing in some additional thing into the laptop's default installation that brings another dollar per piece.
  • acdha 8y ago
    That's exactly what happens: say profits are stable, as you'd expect in a mature, relatively efficient market. You're the product manager and can tell your boss that revenue is stable or that you're getting an extra $20/unit kickback from bundling adware like Superfish or a McAfee trial. Your annual bonus depends on whether that number moves up or down and you believe that most people decide what computer to buy by sorting by price. What do you do?