crapware
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- noun
- /ˈkræpˌwɛr/
- Jargon
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software basura
- And then the software you're going to have to shell out for to do anything useful because the crapware it ships with isn't going to take you far.
Examples
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But the Moto/Verizon team is also infamous for clogging devices with crapware...
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This site listed above actually strives to provide crapware-free software.
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Bringing that crapware to a mobile device just brings the whole problem to a head.
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Install that Windows disc, no crapware.
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What you will get is a site that will download multiple utilities at once and install them crapware-free on your system.
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I believe they make sure no crapware is installed along with the programs (I can't be sure, but I have never found any that passed through Allmyapps).
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Installing software and hardware, giving advice about what to buy (and what NOT to buy), cleaning crapware off a computer—these are all tasks that the average consumer does not value.
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IE has long been an unwanted magnet for toolbars, crapware, and malware that has (until the latest versions) consistently failed to accurately display any website not made by Microsoft itself.
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Oh, and by the way, there is absolutely no bloatware, crapware, or whatever else you want to call it on the Surface, which is yet another point in Microsoft's favor as it enters the Windows hardware market and competes against the very vendors that perfected the practice of ruining user experiences with unwanted garbage.
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Many Android devices come with crapware, which slows down their performance.
Synonyms
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6.0
Software you do not need that takes up space and makes a computer or phone slow
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Etymology
Crapware comes from the slang crap meaning 'rubbish' and ware meaning 'products', as in software and hardware. So crapware is unwanted, low-quality programs that often come already installed on new computers or phones, like 'rubbish' goods you have to remove.