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An Open Letter To PC Makers: No matter what you do, I will never trust the software you put on my machine, so I couldn't care less what bloatware you package o
by mquander 16y ago
An Open Letter To PC Makers: No matter what you do, I will never trust the software you put on my machine, so I couldn't care less what bloatware you package or don't package; I'm reformatting first thing anyway. Thanks for finding this clever way to make my machine cheaper off the back of someone else.
- sandipagr 16y agoDo you really think adding bloatware makes it cheaper by the price of a fresh windows copy?
- mquander 16y agoWell, the last laptop or two I've bought have come with Windows licenses such that I found it easy to install from scratch. Although I know some manufacturers won't ship a real Windows install DVD (I may have grabbed one from my workplace instead, I don't remember), I have yet to see one that doesn't put on a little sticker with the license key.
- krakensden 16y agoYes, most of the big OEMs pay around $20 per license [or they did back in the XP days].
- sandipagr 16y agowow, really? one more reason to dislike Microsoft. They make an average user pay 10 times of that.
- lukifer 16y agoThe bloatware companies wouldn't pay for inclusion if it didn't generate sales; "off the back of someone else" in this case means the non-tech-savvy users who have a crappy experience because they don't know any better.