Most 'naive' consumers probably won't even try to solve the issue with bloatware. For many of them Windows implies having to deal with bloatware-full, cheap laptops.
Which makes you wonder, would windows' image be better off if they implemented some sort of quality control on what is distributed?
In the end when some bloatware crashes or slows the pc down, people blame windows.
I know that that's windows' business model, but makes you think how much they would benefit from having a rock solid image.
Just look at windows 7 for instance. It is a rock solid OS but that doesn't seem to have done a lot for microsoft's image. (Or maybe it has? Links welcome.)
It's my understanding that PCs purchased in the Microsoft Store do not have any additional "bloatware" installed (all they have is base OS, Drivers, Live Essentials, and Security Essentials).
In the end when some bloatware crashes or slows the pc down, people blame windows.
I know that that's windows' business model, but makes you think how much they would benefit from having a rock solid image.
Just look at windows 7 for instance. It is a rock solid OS but that doesn't seem to have done a lot for microsoft's image. (Or maybe it has? Links welcome.)