Windows Vista (Build 5308 CTP) is Bloatware.

[Kevin John Panzke]

I just ran a Microsoft Defender Full Scan on Windows Vista (Build 5308 CTP)
and it turns out that I have almost a Full 150,000 Objects on my computer
(Spyware Free).

 

[Paul Johnson]

I just ran a Microsoft Defender Full Scan on Windows Vista (Build 5308
CTP) and it turns out that I have almost a Full 150,000 Objects on my
computer (Spyware Free).

Anybody could have told you any recent version of Windows is bloated by
comparing it to other operating systems. Debian still ships with a 386
with 32 MB of RAM as minimum requirements (and I work with some hardware
that barely meets those requirements, with no intention of replacing them
anytime soon...we're about to get eaten alive on licensing costs for a
different set of hardware that needs a newer version of Windows for
$SPECIALTY_PROG from a vendor we don't pull enough weight with to get
exactly what we need, so the 386s get to stay in play for another
generation...).

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Please define "bloatware" in the context of a beta
operating system....

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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| I just ran a Microsoft Defender Full Scan on Windows Vista (Build 5308 CTP)
| and it turns out that I have almost a Full 150,000 Objects on my computer
| (Spyware Free).

 

[John Jay Smith]

Bloatware means that it is so heavy it does not float, and that it blows (or
sucks, the direction is relative).
If you combine those 2 words
Float+Blows= Bloat
the "ware" means it is a program or group of code.

 

[John Jay Smith]

Another definition might be given using Einstein's theory of space time.

BLOAT = Bend Light Or/Also Time

Only immensely massive objects can do this, like a star that has collapsed
under its own weight creating a gravitational pull not even light can
escape.
Or Microsoft Vista trying to push the whole hardware market out of
slumbering sales by artificially skyrocketing the hardware requiems of PC's.

Now all you have to do is combine that hard science with some mystery and
paranormal:

The "ware" addition to the word comes from myths of "ware"wolves and
vampires,
and is added to remind us that MS is here to suck your blood and life energy
with ghoulishly things like DRM, WPA and EULA.
Definitions of those dastardly things on my next post, although from the
sound of them I am sure you know they are hideous.

 

[Kevin John Panzke]

Update: I ran a Virus Scan (using Avast 4.7 Home Edition) and it Scanned
almost a Full 130,000 Files (Virus Free), so it is definitely Bloatware.

 

[Mike Williams]

Another definition might be given using Einstein's theory of space time.

BLOAT = Bend Light Or/Also Time

Only immensely massive objects can do this, like a star that has collapsed
under its own weight creating a gravitational pull not even light can
escape.
Or Microsoft Vista trying to push the whole hardware market out of
slumbering sales by artificially skyrocketing the hardware requiems of PC's.

Hardware requiems! Are they as good as those of Mozart & Brahms?

Now all you have to do is combine that hard science with some mystery and
paranormal:

The "ware" addition to the word comes from myths of "ware"wolves and
vampires,
and is added to remind us that MS is here to suck your blood and life energy
with ghoulishly things like DRM, WPA and EULA.
Definitions of those dastardly things on my next post, although from the
sound of them I am sure you know they are hideous.

That's "werewolves". I see your system isn't bloated with a dictionary
or a spellchecker.

 

[Jason]

What did you expect? With all the added features that are going to be in
Vista, I would have to say it should be a bigger program. I for one, am
looking forward to this version.

--
Jason

Applied but still waiting to be accepted for the Vista Beta Testing group.
Can't wait to be able to play and help make it even better.

http://www.orderpcs4free.com/?r=878

MS Windows XP Pro, IE 7.0.5335.5 Beta 2

 

[Ed Dixon]

Some percentage of the new features announced for Vista are not included
yet.

Ed

 

[Jason]

Some are not accessable. I am sure that the code is somewhere in there, but
MS has not made it accessable. Also look at all the added things. UAP,
major change with Windows Mail (seach, spam), Windows Defender, Parental
Controls, Glass features. Those are just some that I can think of right
now.

--
Jason

Applied but still waiting to be accepted for the Vista Beta Testing group.
Can't wait to be able to play and help make it even better.

http://www.orderpcs4free.com/?r=878

MS Windows XP Pro, IE 7.0.5335.5 Beta 2

 

[Ed Dixon]

Thus far, I see most of those as steps backwards. The things that seem to
make the most difference (like Windows defender) as available as free
downloads for earlier versions of windows. Same for many third party tools
that do that same kind of other things much better.

Ed

 

[Homer J. Simpson]

Update: I ran a Virus Scan (using Avast 4.7 Home Edition) and it Scanned

almost a Full 130,000 Files (Virus Free), so it is definitely Bloatware.

I'm curious...how many files are allowed before Your Holiness considers it
bloatware?

 

[John Jay Smith]

Im a peirs anthony fan...
Its warewolves when talking about software.

the "requiems" is BECAUSE of the spell checker....

Your attitude is noted.

 

[Mike Williams]

Im a peirs anthony fan...

I'm sure he prefers Piers.

Its warewolves when talking about software.

the "requiems" is BECAUSE of the spell checker....

Blaming one's misconfigured tools ...tch tch.

Your attitude is noted.

I think you mean "notable".

 

[John Jay Smith]

Are you a MVP?

 

[Test Man]

So it's got more files than the previous version. Of course it does, it
does more than XP! You're stating the obvious here, but number of files
doesn't automatically make it bloatware.