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Who Installs the Most Crapware?

Posted by timothy on from the phrase-your-answer-in-klingon dept.

Barence writes "PC Pro has done a thorough test of the software bundled by nine of the leading laptop manufacturers to find out who installs the most crapware on their PCs. Manufacturers such as Acer add as much as two minutes to their boot times by stuffing their machines full of bundled software, with own-brand proprietary software being the worst offender. HP's bundled apps, meanwhile, have a memory footprint of more than 1GB. PC Pro has also reviewed three pieces of software which promise to remove rubbish from your PC — with mixed results."

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  1. I was all set to take the article seriously by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    until I saw it came from the UK. I mean really, does anybody take anything that comes out of that hole seriously?

  2. 2 Simple solutions by Capt.DrumkenBum · · Score: -1, Troll

    1. Install Linux and never worry about crapware again.
    2. Buy a Mac and never worry about crapware again.

    Why yes, I am an apple fanboy. How did you guess?

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    If I were God, wouldn't I protect my churches from acts of me?
  3. Apple. Definitely Apple by Jeremy+Erwin · · Score: -1, Troll

    iLife. iTunes Garage Band.Something called Mac OSX. I ended up reformatting the drive, going out and buying a copy of Windows Vista Home-- which wasn't even included in the price, and installing that. I hope I the Apple Magic works and I don't get any viruses.

  4. Re:Lenovo by bughunter · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why is this marked as troll?

    Because his post ends with this definitively trollish sentence.

    The day some big name intalls iTunes, QuickTime, Safary or other Abble Supercrap, as default, that's the last day I buy such a brand for us.

    Unless there's another computer company out there violating Apple's trademarks, he's trolling for Apple fanboys. While Apple does have some software that's true crap (e.g., Mail.app) the applications he's named aren't crap, nor do they meet the definition of 'crapware' as commonly accepted by the community -- free, third party software installed to entice the purchaser to subscribe to an online service, habitually use a particular website, or buy a full version of the installed demo product. (Technically, HP's software doesn't fall into this category, either.)

    If I had mod points today, I'd be torn between "-1 Troll" and "-1 Flamebait."

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    I can see the fnords!
  5. Re:Lenovo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Meh. Niggers never smile or laugh anyway. It's an evolutionary behavior to avoid being spotted at night by their potential rape victims.

  6. Re:Lenovo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHA SO TRUE1111 dONT' Use sO mANy cAPS its LIKe niggering! i'LL bust A CAP in Yo a$$