The burden of bloatware
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Industry analysts said that consumers are suffering from technology fatigue, in part, because software and high-tech products are difficult to operate. The term, "bloatware," refers to computer and software systems that are so complex that users have trouble effectively using them.
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 2001
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XP fails to boost PC sales
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Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft Corp. has not achieved strong sales for its new Windows XP operating system. A new report from New York, NY-based Salomon Smith Barney Holdings Inc. reveals that slow retail sales of personal computers in the U.S. has hurt sales of the XP system.
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 2001
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