Agreed. It's not like Microsoft ships its retail versions of Windows with trial AV-software, crapware and browser toolbars. OEMs like Dell do.
Come to think of it, the retail version of Windows has sobered down quite a bit, what with Movie Maker, Windows Mail, Messenger, and Photo Gallery only available for download, instead of being tied into the standard installation.
In the EU, one can even purchase Windows without Media Player and Internet Explorer. I think of the aforementioned programs as crapware, so imo, it's heading into the right direction.
Ofcourse, I'm speaking of the current version, Windows 7, which definitely wasn't designed for underpowered laptops. It's like hacking Mac OS X Snow Leopard to work on a netbook: it might work, but it's not going to be as fast as Android or WebOS on the same machine. On the other hand, Windows XP really shouldn't be shipped with new computers, outdated and unsafe as it is.
Since Microsoft really has no suitable offering of Windows for netbooks, I completely understand why every major computer manufacturer wanted to buy Palm Inc, even besides the patent portfolio.
Come to think of it, the retail version of Windows has sobered down quite a bit, what with Movie Maker, Windows Mail, Messenger, and Photo Gallery only available for download, instead of being tied into the standard installation.
In the EU, one can even purchase Windows without Media Player and Internet Explorer. I think of the aforementioned programs as crapware, so imo, it's heading into the right direction.
Ofcourse, I'm speaking of the current version, Windows 7, which definitely wasn't designed for underpowered laptops. It's like hacking Mac OS X Snow Leopard to work on a netbook: it might work, but it's not going to be as fast as Android or WebOS on the same machine. On the other hand, Windows XP really shouldn't be shipped with new computers, outdated and unsafe as it is.
Since Microsoft really has no suitable offering of Windows for netbooks, I completely understand why every major computer manufacturer wanted to buy Palm Inc, even besides the patent portfolio.