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Re:Microsoft, Once Infested with Security Flaws, Does an Abo... by tim333 on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @02:51PM (#10590247)
Though Microsoft have improved their computers still often come laden with crapware much of the time unlike Apple or I think most Chromebooks. You then end up with stuff like Superfish if you're not lucky.
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Re:Microsoft, Once Infested with Security Flaws, Does an Abo... by mark_l_watson on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @03:13PM (#10590399)
Sorry about repeating myself on this subject: buy laptops from the microsoft store - no crapware installed ("signature" editions).
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Re:Microsoft, Once Infested with Security Flaws, Does an Abo... by tootie on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @04:06PM (#10590752)
I buy the PCs for him and personally remove the crapware. He just clicks on random stuff. If it tells him to buy something, he buys it.
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Re:Microsoft, Once Infested with Security Flaws, Does an Abo... by keithpeter on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @04:33PM (#10590910)
hosts file?

http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt

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Re:Microsoft, Once Infested with Security Flaws, Does an Abo... by pjmlp on Thursday November 19, 2015 @02:45AM (#10593337)
Like Android you mean.

Any system that allows free reign to OEMs will be ridlled with crapware.

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