Why do they advertise "preloaded software" like it’s a good thing?

August 31, 2009 on 4:52 am | By advertising | In advertising |

When in fact, it’s the mjost annoying part of a new computer.

as most of it’s trial versions of crap you never use…especially when you can pretty much find freeware that does the same thing.

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  1. The sheep don’t know that it’s just a trial version, and they think they’re getting a better deal if it comes with extra stuff. And the companies that make the trial software probably pay the computer manufacturer to install the trial as a sneaky way of marketing.

    Comment by Travis — August 31, 2009 #

  2. at 15 ive come to learn a lot i have my own custom line of computers but they do it for the advertisement they get paid for it plus an OS is technically not automatically on their its preloaded so that is a good thing

    Comment by pappaskeoni — August 31, 2009 #

  3. Because they’re trying to entice people to buy the products they’re advertising at your expense by flashing it in front of them and making them feel as though they need it to be productive and safe. You can use free programs like this http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/ to try and remove the majority of preloaded software or http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html to remove the stuff that just won’t seem to go away. One of the great things about building your own computer is you never have to deal with all the stuff they try to feed you, you save a ton of money, and you know exactly what’s going in your computer.

    Comment by mufinhxc — August 31, 2009 #

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