What does crapware mean?
Crapware means (computing, informal) Software that is useless or of poor quality..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(computing, informal) Software that is useless or of poor quality..
Can it download and execute dangerous code, including viruses and really buggy crapware? No problem.
MS [Microsoft] “crapware,” as some call it, is widely disparaged as inelegant and buggy.
Malware distributors will often use them to try to con you into downloading their crapware.
We suspect that its extra pound of heft is made up entirely of crapware—the Vaio ships with a ludicrous number of useless preinstalled applications. We understand the economic necessities of subsidizing inexpensive PCs with third-party crapware, but there's no excuse for whoring out a notebook of this price.
Big-name system vendors typically install software on their consumer PCs at the factory. These "extras" go by many names: bundleware, begware, bloatware, and my favorite, crapware. That's because a lot of it is just that: useless crap. […] A few vendors, like Sony and Dell, offer some options to avoid crapware, but usually just for small businesses. Boutique manufacturers, like Velocity Micro, do a better job of providing a clean system.
All crapware programs can be useful—but each program is likely to be useful to only a few of the people the PC manufacturer inflicts it on. The PC manufacturers claim they install crapware to provide useful software, but the real reason is that the software companies pay them to include it.
I hate it when the computer I want comes loaded with all that nice, “free” crapware. I'd seriously consider paying more to get a clean computer. You don't need an antivirus and Internet security program preinstalled on your new PC. lt'll just open and beg for money next month. Windows 8 comes with Windows Defender, and it works great — for free. Browser toolbars? Puh-lease.
Use crapware when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Crapware means (computing, informal) Software that is useless or of poor quality..
Common synonyms include cheeseware, coasterware, crudware, shitware.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Can it download and execute dangerous code, including viruses and really buggy crapware? No problem.
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