Hey Sean Byrne:

I agree with you completely. As a computer tech for almost 25 years, I've installed, uninstalled, tweaked, prodded and cursed at hundreds and hundreds of new Windows-based computers brought to me that contained a boat-load of pre-installed crapware. And, those damn demo games and voluminous 60-day "trial" garbage software has boiled my blood over the years. Computer manufacturers could NOT care less about cramming junk on pristine OS'. Remember the days when the advertised specs of new Windows computers included a long list of useless "free" software that nobody wanted? However, for the uninitiated, it certainly was a great selling point. What a scam that was! Nowadays, you'd be hard-pressed to find any software, save for the OS, in any advertised specs. As a computer builder, my customers only get the software they request and nothing more.