when you uninstall the crap from a new computer. There are programs out there that will track all the changes made by these program when you do a Restore from the cd's provided. Use one and then uninstall the stuff and just look at the junk that was supposed to be removed when you uninstall. Plus all the crap increases system instablility. I think users should sue the computer maunufactorers for the cost of tech support to fix the issues caused by the crapware. I think they would stop installing the stuff after a couple of suits.
the IRS couldn't tax it very well. Our government loves getting it's cut of any money making. If it can't tax it or get their cut when someone makes money then they will stop it.
I am one of the lucky few (thousand) that has not paid for any of Microsofts programs in over 8 years. The Action Pack from MS is only three hundred bucks and you get about $3000.00 worth of MS software including Office 2007 Pro, and Vista. Sign up on http://partner.microsoft.com and you too can get the Action Pack. Very easy way to get it all and only pay $300.00, just don't sell any of the licenses. Use them just for you.
then you can install XP. When you buy a new PC with Vista installed you have downgrade rights.
Just call the MS telephone number for Key support and they will give you one. I have been a part of the BETA test for Vista since they started it and I still run XP.
The main reason is that I am sick of OS's and Programs always wanting your attention. Whatever I am doing on the computer at the time is what I want to do. I hate all of the balloons and notifications about stupid inane things. If nothing bad is happening then don't interrupt me.
And for all of the fans of MS, Mac, and Linux I say no one has done it right. I know and run all three. Three different versions of MS OS', Two different versions of Mac OS, and five different distros.
It is time someone rethinks the OS and really makes one that does what it should the way it should. I think someone should do what Bill Gates did in the eighties and steal all the good parts from all the OS' out here now and make a truely good OS. One that protects the average user from his/her own stupidity, allows those that really know it to do what they want, and just does it's thing in the background which is where the is suppose to be.
I would in IT as a Security consultant and the ones that get caught are usually caught because they are not all that good. I had to spend over three months trying track down a hacker/cracker that broke in one of my clients systems. We never did get him just found where he had been. We couldn't even find out for sure what information he was after. Those are the hackers you never hear about.
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Just call the MS telephone number for Key support and they will give you one. I have been a part of the BETA test for Vista since they started it and I still run XP.
The main reason is that I am sick of OS's and Programs always wanting your attention. Whatever I am doing on the computer at the time is what I want to do. I hate all of the balloons and notifications about stupid inane things. If nothing bad is happening then don't interrupt me.
And for all of the fans of MS, Mac, and Linux I say no one has done it right. I know and run all three. Three different versions of MS OS', Two different versions of Mac OS, and five different distros.
It is time someone rethinks the OS and really makes one that does what it should the way it should. I think someone should do what Bill Gates did in the eighties and steal all the good parts from all the OS' out here now and make a truely good OS. One that protects the average user from his/her own stupidity, allows those that really know it to do what they want, and just does it's thing in the background which is where the is suppose to be.
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