May 4, 2007 11:18 AM PDT
Top 5 Crapware
Ever get a new computer full of trial programs that crap out after a month and other buggy accessories you never asked for? Me too. Time to count down the worst offenders of these kinds of applications in this week's CNET Top 5
If you have your own list of your favorite offenders, post 'em in the comments section.
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You described exactly what I felt when bought my computer. Congrats from Brazil.
5. Photo editing software trials - hog up disk space, totally useless
4.Trial games- hog up even more disk space and are never usually fun
3. Antivirus programs- useless, slow the computer down
2. Document editor trials (such as word or Corel)- eat up a ton of disk space, force you to find converters to convert the filetypes when they expire
1. Subscription stuff- icons posted on desktop for websites that offer a trial and make you pay when the trial expires.
Crapware hogs up processor power, disk space, and is generally useless crap.
PC manufacturers should sell computers for a slightly higher price so that people do not have to delete the crap.
People should steer away from manufacturers such as Dell or Gateway in favor of small-internet based/mail order computer companies.
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5. Photo editing software trials - hog up disk space, totally useless
4.Trial games- hog up even more disk space and are never usually fun
3. Antivirus programs- useless, slow the computer down
2. Document editor trials (such as word or Corel)- eat up a ton of disk space, force you to find converters to convert the filetypes when they expire
1. Subscription stuff- icons posted on desktop for websites that offer a trial and make you pay when the trial expires.
Crapware hogs up processor power, disk space, and is generally useless crap.
PC manufacturers should sell computers for a slightly higher price so that people do not have to delete the crap.
People should steer away from manufacturers such as Dell or Gateway in favor of small-internet based/mail order computer companies.
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However, I think you missed one big one. Microsoft Windows is the biggest piece of crapware out there. Actually, I think it is the worst virus to hit the world, but it has already got a foothold and we'll never get rid of it now. When will we get a good competitor to force Microslop to produce a quality product. Apple is close, but the pressure isn't there. Linux, has a long way to go.
Keep up the great work.
I'm so glad that I finally figured out how to uninstall that piece of s**t.
http://lifehacker.com/software/download-of-the-day/banish-crapware-with-the-pc-decrapifier-windows-256387.php
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Interestingly enough, Dell now offers computers with Ubuntu Linux preloaded instead of Windows; follow the link from http://www.dell.com/ubuntu
The Ubuntu systems will be shipping without any 'crapware' preinstalled and don't need the antivirus protection to compensate for security flaws, as in Windows.
I've been using Ubuntu for just over two years now and switched completely from XP around a year ago. Its a good OS and free; if you haven't tried Linux recently, give it a shot :)
- Oh I know how about Games!
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by Emeraldgirl93
July 12, 2007 3:09 PM PDT
- Idk about anyone else but when I got my new gateway pc it came installed with an array of games... which I would never play.
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