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According to a recent report by CBS News, Microsoft believes that PC makers are undermining the quality of Windows by bundling so many horrible add-on applications with their systems. With the upcoming Windows Vista, especially, Microsoft would like new PCs to provide customers with better experiences than was possible in the past. There’s just one problem: Thanks to years of regulatory oversight, Microsoft has no legal way to prevent this practice.
The report arose out of a confidential chat with Microsoft representatives at last week’s 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), but it’s a theme Microsoft has quietly been pushing for years. "We can’t do anything about it because it would be illegal," the unnamed Microsoft representative reportedly told CBS News.
Microsoft refers to these bundled applications as "craplets," which is a contraction of "crap" and "applet" (and certainly, most ar both). Windows PCs are notorious for the wide range of bundleware that's typically included, and despite Microsoft’s efforts, PC makers will almost certainly continue the practice with Window Vista. The reason is monetary: PC makers are typically paid a per-PC fee by application makers that are eager to get their wares in front of as many potential customers as possible. Most bundleware is limited in some way, providing a potential upsell.
For its part, Microsoft has streamlined Vista in various ways that will benefit consumers and, the company hopes, inspire its partners to behave in similar ways. For example, Microsoft removed the Vista boot logo in order to speed PC boot times and removed virtually all icons from the default Vista desktop.