Microsoft Worried OEM 'Craplets' Will Harm Vista

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday January 11, 2007 @12:53AM from the any-reason-to-say-crap dept.

elsilver writes "An article at the CBC indicates that Microsoft is worried that the assorted crap most OEM companies load onto a new machine may affect users' opinion of Vista. An unnamed executive is concerned that the user will conclude the instability of the non-MS-certified applications is Vista's fault. Is this a serious concern, or is MS trying to bully OEMs into only including Vista-certified apps? As for the OEMs, one "removed older DVD-writing software they found was incompatible and replaced it with Vista's own software." — do they get points for realizing it was both buggy AND redundant?"

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1 craplet I cannot stand by xivulon · 2007-01-11 02:02 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Am I hearing this straight? MS is complaining that OEMs are pre-installing craplets without asking the user? What about the fact that MS bullies the OEMs to install Windows craplet without giving the users any other option? Differently from all the other craplets, Windows is the only pre-installed software without try-and-then-pay scheme, you have to pay in advance for it, and a refund is so difficult that if you manage to get one, you are guaranteed to go on the front page of /.