I liked this NY Times article about the growing business by retailers (notably Best Buy) of removing installed bloatware from new PCs and how it threatens the slim profit margins of computer firms. I hate all the crud that clutters a new computer … on the other hand, I like the fact that computers are darn cheap these days, which is partly a function of the way software firms pay H-P et. al. to install that stuff, reducing our cost. TANSTAAFL, I guess.