Re:Viral 'I'm not a cat' filter is decades-old software
by csharptwdec19 on Thursday February 11, 2021 @08:36AM
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I somehow remember 'clean installs' being an option with retail Microsoft stores; In fact at one point I think it was the norm.
One if the offered extras was “Microsoft signature” optimized install that sounded like it came with extra stuff. As I was going to install Linux anyway, I declined.
Then I received the laptop which somehow did have “signature” set-up, so I looked into it: it was basically just pristine windows setup without crapware; Apparently, that’s the only thing they were selling at the time, but were welling to take extra money from people who didn’t want crapware.