Sony Retracts Bloatware Removal Fee
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From: Richard Carpenter on 7 Apr 2008 17:29 On Mar 26, 12:24 am, Ablang <ron...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Sony Retracts Bloatware Removal Fee > Sony has withdrawn its $50 'crapware' removal charge after customers > respond with an uproar. > Agam Shah, IDG News Service > Saturday, March 22, 2008 6:00 AM PDT > > http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,143750/article.html?tk=nl_dnxnws > That's Sony for you. It's the sort of business tactics that have brought me to the point where I'm more than willing to pay a premium for another manufacturer's product to avoid buying it from Sony. -- Richard Carpenter
From: er on 8 Apr 2008 15:48 > For computer-savvy individuals, I would agree it's not a big deal -- just > a slighty annoying. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's a bit frightening, even for the moderately computer savvy, since the "add/remove program" operation often doesn't completely clear the folders, much less the registry entries. I'd like to see someone put together a list of exactly what's associated with the individual "garbage" programs so I'd know when I was about to step over the line in terms of clearing files and registry entries. I just put a new 250GB HDD in my Compaq, and used the recovery disks to get the computer back to it's starting point. Then, spent twice as much time removing as many of the trials and games as I could. I'm pretty sure there is more that can go, but some of the programs have such obscure names, that I need to research what the heck they are/do. Don't even get me started on all of the windows "updates." There must be at least 100 of them on the list, and I'd guess that more than half are superfluous ... but, which ones? I do the automatic download, then manual install. I don't want to leave the machine vulnerable to outside forces, but it would be nice if MS would spell out a bit more clearly just what each update does, and exactly who needs it. I'd assume that some replace earlier updates which could then be removed, rather than clogging up resources. EQR
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