Users to Dell: Dump IE, crapware, add OpenOffice
- IT TOPICS:Applications, Desktop Apps, Hardware, Windows
The most popular ideas in Dell's IdeaStorm forums:
#1 Offer OpenOffice as a preinstalled option to MS Works or MS Office (107, 903 votes)
#2 Offer Firefox as the default preinstalled browser on new machines (89,553 votes)
#3 Have a "No extra software" option so users can buy a machine that's not loaded down with trial offers and other "crapware." (78,498 votes).
People appear to not only be fed up with the "crapware" that clutters new machines and robs them of performance but also seem to want more options besides the usual Windows / Office bundle.
Personally it doesn't matter to me whether or not Dell offers #1 or #2 as those problems are easily solved by installing the programs on a new machine. But as someone who has been tasked with cleaning all of the junk off new PCs I can honestly say that my life would be easier if #3 were implemented. My recommendation: Vote for #3.
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