Seems vendors are finally listening.  Dell announced they’re going to quit loading bloatware onto Vostro laptops.  Maybe someday all the mass producers will only install what the buyer wants.  Too many consumers get duped into allowing trialware to install only to find annoying nags or worse when it times out.  Maybe it could be named ransomware?

There’s just way too many low cost, free for personal use, or open source software programs that are high quality and will more than suffice.  For my favorites and recommendations check the Everyday Software FAQ

Hopefully I’ll someday be able to remove sections from my PC Setup FAQ.  It’s a shame any brand new system has to be cleansed before it can be enjoyed.

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