<![CDATA[Gizmodo: Bloatware]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: Bloatware]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/bloatware http://gizmodo.com/tag/bloatware <![CDATA[Every Sony Vaio TZ Will Get Bloatware-Free "Fresh Start" Option]]> Sony's bloatware-nuking "Fresh Start" option gets a little bit better every day. Originally, it cost $50 and was only available on their businessy TZ2000. Then it got free. Now Sony says it'll be available for every computer Vaio TZ by the end of the summer. Hey, maybe next they'll make it the default. Oh yeah, not a chance. [Pocketables]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/372420/every-sony-vaio-tz-will-get-bloatware+free-fresh-start-option http://gizmodo.com/372420/every-sony-vaio-tz-will-get-bloatware+free-fresh-start-option Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:15:26 EDT matt buchanan http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=372420&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sony Has the Balls to Charge You $50 to Not Install Bloatware on Your New PC]]> We all know that bloatware, the crappy, useless software that computer manufacturers load up their new computers with, sucks. It clogs up the pipes and makes your brand new computer run slower right out of the box. Well, Sony feels you. That's why it's offering a new "Fresh Start" option that wipes all the bloatware from a new computer. And they're so generous, they'll only charge you $50 to not have all that garbage on there. Boy howdy, thanks Sony! It's only available on the TZ2000 so far, but I'm sure Sony'll be willing to take your money to not install software on your new computer for many more models in the near future. [Engadget]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/370660/sony-has-the-balls-to-charge-you-50-to-not-install-bloatware-on-your-new-pc http://gizmodo.com/370660/sony-has-the-balls-to-charge-you-50-to-not-install-bloatware-on-your-new-pc Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:56:23 EDT Adam Frucci http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=370660&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Why Vista Will Suck in 20 Bullet Points or Less]]> - GizmodoI know were getting nasty about Vista—actually, it's just me, but I speak for the trees, etc.—but this very long article puts that haterage and disappointment into quite a few words.

What don't I like about Vista? Well, it's just XP with a nicer interface. Microsoft has done this countless times—dumped the same load of code into a prettier package and called it a sexy upgrade. Also understand that I used Windows exclusive since the days of 3.11, so I've had a bit of experience with this. Sure, on the admin side, I'm sure Vista will have all kinds of perks, but there's not much I've seen thus far to make it look like anything more than more bloatware.

Flame me all you want—I'm reading as much as I can on Vista and I'm trying to see what's in store for me as a geek in terms of Vista coolness, and I'm just not seeing it. Maybe I'll give Travis, the noted Windows user, these posts to write.

Visual Tour: 20 Things You Won't Like About Windows Vista [ComputerWorld]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/software/why-vista-will-suck-in-20-bullet-points-or-less-178014.php http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/software/why-vista-will-suck-in-20-bullet-points-or-less-178014.php Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:49:11 EDT johnb http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=178014&view=rss&microfeed=true