include in the OEM contract "no 3rd party apps that the user didn't specifically request"
a huge reason windows has such a bad rep is all the crapware that vendors get paid to install onto systems
a clean install of windows is pretty slick and very responsive, but after dell (or gateway or hp) gets done with it, it feels like 386
vendors don't like it, but they can't help it, because if they don't somebody else will come along and sell the same system for $50 less.
This needs a fiat from a higher authority to force all vendors to play by the same rules
Apple doesn't have this problem because they directly control all sales
If MS values the future of their company, they need to do something to improve the user's experience
of course MS got their hand slapped for something similar when they tried to force all OEMs to include IE on the desktop and fell foul of anti-trust regs, but i think they could get enough support and pull this off without setting off any red flags
a huge reason windows has such a bad rep is all the crapware that vendors get paid to install onto systems
a clean install of windows is pretty slick and very responsive, but after dell (or gateway or hp) gets done with it, it feels like 386
vendors don't like it, but they can't help it, because if they don't somebody else will come along and sell the same system for $50 less.
This needs a fiat from a higher authority to force all vendors to play by the same rules
Apple doesn't have this problem because they directly control all sales
If MS values the future of their company, they need to do something to improve the user's experience
of course MS got their hand slapped for something similar when they tried to force all OEMs to include IE on the desktop and fell foul of anti-trust regs, but i think they could get enough support and pull this off without setting off any red flags