Dell Pre-Installs Google Software, also, Hell Freezes Over

[Lemur]

Currywurry, Xihaou, of course doing your own install is better. What's interesting here is not that Dell has found a new piece of shovelware for their PCs. What fascinates this Lemur is that (a) Microsoft considers Google enemy number one, (b) Dell has been deeply in bed with Microsoft and Intel for a long time, and (c) suddenly Dell has taken steps guaranteed to upset both Intel and Microsoft. Seems like there's a sea-change going on.

Who knows? Maybe Dell will offer desktops with Linux as a standard option in the near future. They seem to be burning all of their old bridges.

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Two more thoughts: (1) Google's software is easy to uninstall, as opposed to some of the truly hideous software Dell puts on their PCs. (2) I'll take any excuse to mention the infamous Ballmer chair episode.