Re: HardOCP Article: Dell XPS Sans Bloatware

William P.N. Smith wrote:
Notan <notan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
While it may not amount to much on a per machine basis, in the big scheme of
things, Dell is paid a pretty penny to install the above mentioned software.

And if they see sales rise of bloatware-free machines, they may well
give up on it.
But remember, the price of the bloatware-free machines will be drastically higher than with the bloatware. Unless the users has a choice and is willing to pay the big difference, most will take the bloatware.
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