Posted on 04/12/2007 7:36:38 AM PDT by Swordmaker
Last week, when I condemned the flood of crippled trial software, ads and offers that come loaded on new Windows Vista computers, readers reacted strongly. I received roughly 700 emails, all but a handful agreeing with me. The column was the most popular article that day on WSJ.com and was cited on numerous other Web sites.
Clearly, many people are furious about these unwanted programs and icons, which are sometimes called craplets. Many would like to smite them without going through the laborious process of uninstalling them manually, one at a time. Some readers suggested strategies. The following are some options.
One ray of hope is a free program called PC Decrapifier. It can be downloaded at pcdecrapifier.com. This software automates the process of uninstalling craplets. It was written originally to clean up Dell computers, but its author says it will work on other brands, too. Before PC Decrapifier runs, it allows you to remove from its proposed deletion list any programs it considers junk, but which you might prefer to retain.
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$1000 more for the computer or fifteen minutes of work to uninstall the trial software "craplets". Gosh tough choice.
Let's not forget the time necessary to constantly check that PC to insure it isn't infected. The multiple crashes, the painfully slow boot up.
I run a top-end Mac, three older Macs and a high-end PC. My 11-year old Mac G3 hooked up to my network easier than my PC, which require several hours a a call to the help-line to get it to work. I just plugged in the Macs.
It ain't a "Windows" problem, it's the OEMs who are making money off of shipping this stuff pre-installed.
Some of us choose to not drive a Yugo...
Um, no - Macs are often cheaper than Dells.
Lots of IBM-PC -vs- MAC stuff in this thread, so I thought I’d throw in my opinion.
Buying a MAC is like buying a laptop. If you want something for it you have to go to the OEM.
Buying a IBM clone is like buying a piece of property. If you want something for it you can go where you please.
So if this is a big problem in your life after spending the short time it takes to remove this programs stop and take time to thank God that your life is so blessed that you have time to complain of such small things.
Or pay less for an equivalent system and don't even have to worry about this software. Was the last time you checked Mac prices back in the 90s?
LOL! Bravo!
One thing to consider, at least with Dell, is to buy models aimed at business. Dell Diminsions have lots of crap on them. Dell Optiplexes do not.
????? How do you figure Macs cost $1,000 more than an equivilant PC?
Mac Minis don't even reach $1,000
Uhm, just FYI, my comment was not about the article itself but the commentary in the Mac ping.
The cheapest Mac I can find is $599 without the monitor or any software other than OS. Not cheaper than a Dell. I can also spend the same amount of money on an Acer 64 bit AMD machine and get ten times the computational power. Even if the price difference is only a few hundred dollars, my position is the same. A few minutes of work or hundreds of dollard more in price. Duh!
Compare a top of the line Dell Optiplex to a Mac Pro.
The Mac Pro is *faster* and cheaper.
In anything but the bargain-basement category, Macs are cheaper as a rule.
Of course, there’s always people who buy bottom feeder computers, just like there were people who bought Ford Festivas, Chevrolet Chevettes, and Yugos.
I just don’t happen to be that stupid.
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