Sometimes computer companies bloat the computer with a bunch of software that you don’t need and will never use.
Sony realized the error of its ways, and now offers you a computer without all that junk – the catch – they charge you $50 to NOT put their junk on the computer….awesome.
Ah, yes. Best Buy recently offered to “make (my) startup faster and remove all that bloatware”. Of course, it was only $100.
All you have to do is obtain a copy of your favorite os and wipe the slate clean. Even when they take it all off, there are too many pieces left behind from the software. Plus I’m paranoid–who says they don’t have keyloggers on there?
Computer technology is one of the few places that I can see a fairly direct correspondence between money savings/earnings and knowledge.