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technologyexpert.blogspot.com - 27 days ago
How Crapware Slows Your PC
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Virtually all Windows PCs contain crapware, the software added to PCs before shipment which includes demos, trials, offers, and the like. While Microsoft itself sees fit to put crapware-less (depending on your point of view) PCs in its retail stores, most OEMs are not so kind. Now a study has ...
The Crapware Con
pcpro.co.uk - 27 days ago
The Crapware Con
— pcpro.co.uk — Mike Jennings reveals how PC makers hobble your laptop with preinstalled software... (more) The Crapware Con
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Microsoft Retail Stores Feature "Crapware-Less" Signature PCs
technologyexpert.blogspot.com - 29 days ago
Microsoft Retail Stores Feature "Crapware-Less" Signature PCs
— technologyexpert.blogspot.com — "Crapware" is the term used to describe all the trial, demo, or other useless software frequently loaded... on a PC when you buy it from a manufacturer such as Dell or HP. So much of it is installed that many consider such PCs as "crapped up," hence the name. Interestingly, in their Scottsdale ... (more) Microsoft Retail Stores Feature "Crapware-Less" ...

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