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If adware makes money, then even hardware is impacted since you can now undercut competitors. Two mice, essentially the same but $40 price tag. Which one do you
by erhk 5y ago
If adware makes money, then even hardware is impacted since you can now undercut competitors. Two mice, essentially the same but $40 price tag. Which one do you buy? Can you smell the bloatware on them in the store?
- mschuster91 5y ago> Which one do you buy? Can you smell the bloatware on them in the store? This is why I prefer to shop online or at least do a quick search on the internet to show potential issues. On the other hand, I would really prefer a requirement for products that are sold in a physical store to be reviewed by a government-run, independent organization on build quality and sustainability, and that this review be presented or easily accessible in a store next to the product. We already have such a requirement in the EU for electricity usage of appliances, it could be extended to small electronic devices.
- therealjumbo 5y agoGovernment run? The EU is about to _require_ the sort of CSAM scanning that Apple is running on devices and the rest are running on the cloud. Also: https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-facebook-tech-giants-target-manifestos-militias-database-2021-07-26/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-facebook-tech-g... Governments have a very long ugly history.
- api 5y agoIf enough people signal interest, products that do not ship with bloatware/adware could put a "no special software required" on the box/description. I would pick those in a heartbeat since vendor software is usually complete shit (even without adware).