This is grotesque -- crappy, proprietary hardware
running bloated software.
It's a wonder people put up with it. Perhaps they won't anymore.
As has been shown over and over, the masses put up with a lot
of things that an individual would otherwise turn away from and
refuse. It's kind of interesting to note that at this point, PC
brand names mean very little and there's little to no brand loyalty.
Makes sense since there is little difference from one to the other.
Jeff
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