Subj : Re: computers
To   : Jimmy Anderson
From : Malvinas
Date : Sun May 04 2025 13:41:16

 JA> Remember bloatware? You'd buy that $300 Packard Bell or HP machine,
 JA> and it woud be preinstalled with a TON of stuff that you had to
 JA> delete to get system space and processing back. I found out that
 JA> the companies PAID to have their stuff installed, and that's how
 JA> they could sell the PC's so cheaply.
 JA> 

Thing is, you could delete those "tools and utils", and still be able to use the machine. Talk about the OS... what do you do if you wipe out your HD and have no OS to install, to replace it.
Having an agreement with the OEMs to have *your* OS pre installed and not let people find whatever OS they'd like... I think it was anything but "nice".

Pol Malvinas.

Islas Malvinas, siempre Argentinas!

.... Islas Malvinas, siempre Argentinas.

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