I never had a problem with trial software on PCs. Not an argument for them, however, as I always had the restore disk in there as soon as they got out of the box, and they would get a fresh OS install. If the worst thing on my MBP is office suite trials that I can delete very easily, then that's fine by me.
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New Get A Mac Ad: Stuffed
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I never had a problem with trial software on PCs. Not an argument for them, however, as I always had the restore disk in there as soon as they got out of the box, and they would get a fresh OS install. If the worst thing on my MBP is office suite trials that I can delete very easily, then that's fine by me.
I guess you meant "trial software"?
I was trying to figure out what "trail software" is. I was doing Google searches.....thinking it had to have something to do with cowboys or hiking.
I was trying to figure out what "trail software" is. I was doing Google searches.....thinking it had to have something to do with cowboys or hiking.
Apple has released a new "Get A Mac" ad named Stuffed. In the ad, PC appears bloated and explains how he is stuffed with a bunch of trail software that he doesn't need and how it is slowing him down.
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They should have done the ad but instead talked about how bloated the Windows registry is. AND HOW YOU CANNOT GET CRAP OUT.
/headdesk
/headdesk
[HOMER]It's funny 'cause it's true[/HOMER]
Great ad. Also, with TiVO and DVRs, they need to make commercials that are visually appealing/interesting/surprising, so that real people (not us macrumors nerds) will watch them. Good show.
Great ad. Also, with TiVO and DVRs, they need to make commercials that are visually appealing/interesting/surprising, so that real people (not us macrumors nerds) will watch them. Good show.
According to Archive.org, it's been a working URL since 2004.
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://movies.apple.com/
If you remove application package on the mac - including full and trail ( sic ) software, you still won't remove the crap from /Library/Application support, the preferences etc. You often have to do that manually.
Whats hard in windows about going to Install / Uninstall in control panel and removing the trial software from there? Granted, on windows you sometimes still get DLLs left behind because its not known whether those are shared with other applications. There's no reference counter.
OSX needs a good application manager to remove an application in full - not just the App from the /application/ directory. Hell, even my P900 and E70 phones add a remove application function!!
Most Trail ( sic ) software on any OS is annoying and useless.
Good advert though!
Even if macs so come with some unwanted software I have never had any problem deleting it. With windows I feel that i am lost forever.
Douchiness
The PC guy is, as someone mentioined above, a funny character.
The Mac guy, on the other hand, is an annoying douchebag that makes me want to send my Macs back to Shaghai. He does, however, properly represent Apple's hubris of late.
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The PC guy is, as someone mentioined above, a funny character.
The Mac guy, on the other hand, is an annoying douchebag that makes me want to send my Macs back to Shaghai. He does, however, properly represent Apple's hubris of late.
Richard Bluestein
http://insanefilms.com
http://yeastradio.com
So dont watch them. Nobodies forcing you. Nobody forced you to watch this one or post on this thread. Stupid troll.
I like these ads. I have come to really enjoy the PC figure and feel sorry for him. The Mac figure is almost invisible in the ads. The focus is on hearing what the PC guy has to say each new episode and what is being done to him.
Sometimes, like in this one it isn't MS creating the pain. Apple doesn't just pick on one company in particular. Adds to the brilliance of the campaign.
Sometimes, like in this one it isn't MS creating the pain. Apple doesn't just pick on one company in particular. Adds to the brilliance of the campaign.
Ding ding ding!
Um, the horrible registry with HIDDEN ITEMS? I can't believe you are even comparing application removal between mac and pc, it is 1000x superior on mac (or linux).
I don't care for the spot much. While I feel that Dell has been getting better regarding the installation of unwanted software, every machine I buy for the lab still gets a complete makeover. But for me iLife is unwanted software, too. Still have not used any of those programs. And if I need the space they go.
Steffen
Steffen
They should have focused on the difficultly of removing programs instead of the number of programs or the fact that there are trial programs as that would be more differentiating between mac and pc.
dont get confused between unwanted software and trial software. hopefully you know the difference.
I thought the Omni Group products were full versions of the "basic" software, or at least they used to be. Are they just demo versions now?
With respect to MS Office Trial, I can understand why it is there but I don't like it for 2 reasons:
1. It's obviously an attempt to get you hooked on the software and MS Office isn't cheap so that may come as a shock
2. You need to know to uninstall the trial version in order to guarantee that you won't have problems with the full version and to avoid ending up with 2 versions of Office on your Mac.
I'm not too bothered about the iWork demo since it's pretty cheap beyond thinking that it should come with the Mac for free anyway. Doubtless, however, that would annoy Microsoft and they'd then take their ball (i.e. Office) home.