Dell's "anti-crapware" initiative doesn't go far enough

business » Dell's "anti-crapware" initiative doesn't go far enough

business » Dell's "anti-crapware" initiative doesn't go far enough — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:09:49 GMT

PingBack from http://business.wpbloggers.com/?p=2914

re: Dell's "anti-crapware" initiative doesn't go far enough

tonyr — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 17:13:59 GMT

ms is screwed here, this is a strong point (the only one that I know of) for the mac.. ms is damned if they do damned if they don't. MS should sell branded pc's that are manufactured by oems like dell,hp etc..

I custom build all my systems but have many many family friends/businesses that would pay a premium for a MS branded pc.

re: Dell's "anti-crapware" initiative doesn't go far enough

steve clayton — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:08:31 GMT

:( :(

that's such bad news. I was hoping for literally a clean PC...what does clean mean in this world????

re: Dell's "anti-crapware" initiative doesn't go far enough

Ewan — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:54:14 GMT

Tony - maybe your point is a bit strong, but I think you're otherwise right - the image of the Mac is so strong that whatever MS does, it never seems to compare favourably. I too custom build home PCs, but for the vast, vast majority of people, that's an unattractive prospect.

Why do so many people buy Toyotas? Because they work, they're reliable and they meet the people's needs, even if the cars are a bit dull and purposeful. People buy them but don't get passionate about them, in the same way that other people get excited about sports cars that break down all the time, but look and sound good.

re: Dell's "anti-crapware" initiative doesn't go far enough

Ewan — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:00:47 GMT

Know what you mean, Steve. Clean means, throwing away the supplied OS image and installing from a non-OEM CD, it seems :(

Or spending an hour or two removing all the guff from the supplied machine, defragging the HD and getting back to something a bit more bare ...

or, of course, building your own :)