Windows 8 PCs Still Throttled By Crapware

jfruh writes "Windows 8's Metro UI presents a clean and spiffy new interface for Microsoft's latest OS. But one of the operating system's oldest and most hated problems — crapware — still lurks below the surface. For instance, the Acer Aspire 7600U is an all-in-one that, at $1,900, is hardly a bargain-basement PC. And yet as shipped it includes over 50 pieces of OEM and third-party software pre-installed, much of which simply offer trials for paid services."

Comments

Re:Get a signature PC

[Zero__Kelvin]

"I'm also curious to know what your basis is for defining Windows 8 as an amateur OS."

Simple ... because every version of Windows that has ever been released is an amateur OS.

" What makes it less refined than the multitude of crappy open sources OS's available?"

What OS would that be? It seems like you have never heard of Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, or OpenBSD, since all of those are far superior to Windows in every way unless you're one of the idiots who think computers are for playing games.

"It's unfortunate that crapware continues to be a problem given that it's long been Windows' biggest detriment."

I've got news for you, but as abhorrent as crapware is, it is far from being Windows "biggest detriment".

Re:Nothing new here

[jedidiah]

That AIO is going to be an oversized paperweight the moment one of it's components breaks or becomes painfully obsolete. Depending on your hardware vendor, your machine may be painfully obsolete as soon as you take it home.