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The most common bloatware we found on laptops and how to get rid of them (www.which.co.uk)
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Unwanted pre-installed software, known as bloatware, is the bane of new computer buyers. We give the lowdown on the worst offenders and how to get rid of ones you don’t need.

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[–] 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

This is often the pushback I get when making this point but I would argue that especially non tech-savvy users are vulnerable. The alternative is asking a trusted friend to do a clean install, which should be the advice of this article, that or a guide on how to do it. It's irresponsible to publish an article aimed at a naive user who has received a computer full of bloatware and tell them to "just remove all the bloatware".

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    Ok I'm with you that only removing the bloatware is bad advice, but my point stands that many people don't have any of these options. And I'd argue that getting spied on by ad agencies is better than being left behind at the digital divide.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago

    The article could have literally been a beginner's guide to installing an operating system instead. But for some reason in the last 20 years or so there's been a complete allergy to teaching anyone even the most elementary computer skills and it's holding society back. I'm not sure it is worth being spied on by ad agencies for what it's worth, especially if you're not going to learn to become any more than a passive consumer.

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