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Poll: Top 10 alternative names for 'crapware'

Because you take it, ...um... er. nevermind

Why? Its obvious they try to shovel us with it in our face and down our throats...

Some have said it isn't "Crapware" while many (myself included) believe it is. My definition is simple:

If I ordered it, it isn't Crapware; If I didn't order it and it came on some form of installable media, it might be and it might not be Crapware so I'll look at it and decide for myself (but that doesn't mean I install it to look at it, I'll just look at it); All else is Crapware. EOS.

...because it has the ability to "morph" what would be an otherwise reasonable PC into something incredibly clunky.
On the flip side some also has te ability to be able to "morph" into a useful add-in/tool.

Don't buy brand name, buy from a local shop... They won't install any of that crap. of course, you'll probably pay a bit more... But that's why the crapware is there in the first place, to offset the cost of the PC so they can sell it cheaper than the neighborhood PC people.

Capitalism, it works. Sort of.

These tools are all pretty good, but the only really sure way to clean all the (Pickyourname)ware is to wipe the drive, and install a clean version of the OS. I work for a state agency, and I've created images for the standard setup on several different computer types. If the image is not exactly right, it's still easier to modify the image than to try to get rid of all the junk