Pre-installed software (from English - “pre-installed software”) is licensed software purchased by the manufacturer of complete equipment ( OEM ) and already installed on the computer [1] (also known as bundled software or crapware [2] [3] [4] [5] ).
Content
Bundled Software
Software included - another name for pre-installed software, as pre-installed and associated with any device. Such software may include several related computer programs in a single package. For example, Blizzard Entertainment sells Battle Chests software, in which all editions of games like Diablo II , StarCraft, and the Warcraft series are bundled together. Pre-installed software may also include video games with older titles reselling in order to increase profits or drain inventory .
Benefits
Buying hardware and software together is cost-effective, as additional discounts from OEMs are possible for bulk orders [1] .
Pre-installation provides a convenient turnkey solution, when the user does not have to worry about installing various commonly used software , such as the operating system or text editors .
Weaknesses
Using pre-installed software is usually associated with one or more problems. In particular, it:
- It is usually licensed for use only on the computer on which it was installed, and is not applicable on other computers [1] .
- It is often limited functionally or by time of use to force the user to buy the "full" version.
- Often distributed without media with which the user can reinstall it.
- Sometimes it changes the default browser or system settings so that the user sees certain advertisements intended for him; or may contain other functionality that the user could attribute to malicious software .
- Often uses system resources, even if it is not used by the user, which negatively affects the system response speed and startup time.
- Sometimes it is difficult to delete (or not deleted at all) through standard tools provided by the operating system.
Craplets
Often, new PCs are sold with pre-installed software, for which the manufacturer was paid to install, but which has dubious benefits for the buyer. Such unwanted pre-installed software and advertisements are derogatoryly called “ craplets ” [6] [7] and crapware (a compound word from crap and software , the former means “junk”). In January 2007, an unnamed Microsoft executive spokesman expressed concern that the launch of Windows Vista could be harmed by poorly developed, unapproved third-party applications installed by vendors - “We call them craplets.” He argued that the antitrust case against Microsoft prevented the company from stopping the pre-installation of OEM programs [6] . Walter Mossberg , a technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal , condemned the craplets in two columns published in April 2007 and suggested several possible strategies for removing them [7] [8] . According to the online publication Ars Technica , most craplets are pre-installed ( OEM ), which receives payment from the authors of the software. At the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show, Dell defended this practice by arguing that it lowers costs, meaning that systems could be significantly more expensive for the end user if these programs were not pre-installed. [5] Some system vendors and retailers have proposed, for an additional fee, to remove unwanted pre-installed software from a recently purchased computer; retailers, in particular, will continue to advertise this service as a “performance improvement." In 2008, Sony Corporation announced a plan to charge US $ 50 for this service; subsequently, after users began to express indignation, Sony decided to refuse to charge for this service and offered it for free [9] .
These add-on programs often have bloatware or shovelware features .
See also
- Registration key
Links
- ↑ 1 2 3 “Pre-installed on a new computer” Archived on April 19, 2009. , a Microsoft article
- ↑ Melanie Pinola. Here's all the crapware that comes with new Windows 8 PCs . IT World (November 21, 2012). Date of treatment January 24, 2013. Archived on April 9, 2013.
- ↑ Justin James. Five apps for crapware cleanup . TechRepublic (December 5, 2012). Date of treatment January 24, 2013. Archived on April 9, 2013.
- ↑ Jared Newman. Lucrative Windows crapware market is exactly why we need app stores . PCWorld (Jan 15, 2013). Date of treatment January 24, 2013. Archived on April 9, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Fisher, Ken $ 60 to keep crapware off of a Windows PC? . Ars Technica (January 11, 2007). Date of treatment January 6, 2008. Archived on April 9, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Khan, Saleem . 'Craplets' could damage Vista launch: Microsoft exec , CBC News (January 10, 2007). Date of treatment January 6, 2008.
- ↑ 1 2 Mossberg, Walter S. Using Even New PCs Is Ruined by a Tangle of Trial Programs, Ads . The Wall Street Journal (April 5, 2007). Date of treatment January 6, 2008. Archived on April 9, 2013.
- ↑ Mossberg, Walter S. Ways You Can Avoid Getting Junk Programs on Your New Computer . The Wall Street Journal (April 12, 2007). Date of treatment January 6, 2008. Archived on April 9, 2013.
- ↑ Rob Beschizza. Breaking: Sony won't charge $ 50 to remove bloatware unopened . Wired (March 21, 2008). Date of treatment October 29, 2009. Archived April 9, 2013.