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Yes, I know of one. I'm sure you do too.
by nessus42 15y ago
Yes, I know of one. I'm sure you do too.
- dmboyd 15y agoYea I've heard that the Microsoft stores sell everything crapware-free, but this doesnt help me as Microsoft stores are a US only thing
- redthrowaway 15y agoCare to be a little less vague?
- ericd 15y agoI think he was talking about Apple.
- 5hoom 15y agoCuteness aside, the out of the box experience with a mac is really good. Everything is polished and there are no nag screens when you first boot up. The first experience with a new Apple device seems carefully engineered to make the owner feel almost emotionally attached to it. Contrast this to a lot of Windows laptops where your first boot requires running the gauntlet of nagware & cruft. The device itself might be just as capable (or more), but you've already either confused or annoyed the new user and reduced the likelihood of that immediate emotional attachment. I know there are real business reasons why the cruft gets included, but I would argue that there are far more compelling reasons to leave it out.
- tikhonj 15y agoThe first experience with Linux, Ubuntu in particular, is also quite good. I think the reason for this is that, in most people's minds, Windows is the default; everything else has to stand out to even be considered while Windows just has to mostly work.