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On the PC side, Microsoft has quietly launched its Signature PC service at its 16 Microsoft Stores where, for $99, you can have your newPC cleaned of all junk apps, promo apps, and other crapware thatDell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, and the rest install. You can alsobuy Signature PC versions of various vendors' PCs at the MicrosoftStore without that crapware for the same price as the PCs with it. Again, the intent is to reduce the junkiness of the user experienceand to improve performance by removing apps that, in the name ofbranding, replace Microsoft services such as Wi-Fi management withthe vendors' own services but do so in a performance-sapping way.The goal is a better out-of-the-box experience la Apple'sMacintosh. There are two major reasons for crapware: Vendors make extra money selling what are essentially ads in theguise of trialware. On the smartphone side, the carriers have longadded their own apps for their high-priced services, such as games,messaging, and navigation. It's an old model on the PC side forDell, HP, et al., because it helped bolster the razor-thin marginson $600 PCs. Vendors try to differentiate each other on otherwiseindistinguishable devices. A PC is a PC, and a stock Android is astock Android. There may be some hardware differences, but within aprice class, they're basically the same from manufacturer tomanufacturer. A different skin, such as in the case of Androidsmartphones, or a few "special" apps, as in the case of bothAndroid devices and Windows PCs, are supposed to tip a buyer towardone manufacturer over the others. Of course, the truth is that you don't want or need most of thetrialware, and in some cases (mainly antivirus apps) you alreadyhave it. The "differentiating" apps are usually poorly designedtitles that offer little meaningful value. In both cases, theyworsen the experience rather than improve it. A great example isthe latest Android tablet from Samsung, the Galaxy Tab 2 , which uses the poor AllShare and Peel apps to provide awful home entertainment controls. Plus, ironically, the user only experiences the crapware -- er,"differentiated" apps after purchasing the PC or smartphone; itreally doesn't help make the sale, which is allegedly the point ofhaving it. In those cases where it is part of the sales pitch --such as the Galaxy Tab 2's AllShare and Peel -- the software's poorquality will make the user less likely to buy from that vendoragain. In the world of sales and marketing, that's a problem forfuture sales, and all that matters is this quarter's numbers. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Led Diode Resistor Manufacturer , Low-Voltage Distribution Cabinet, and more. For more , please visit High Power UV Leds today!
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