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There should be an option of having no trialware on all computers By jervis961,  Aug 23, 2007

Here is a news article about trialware and how Dell feels that regular customers want it but small business ones do. Do they not look at the ideas here?

"Not interested in all of the trial software that clutters up new PCs? You're not alone: According to Dell's recent research in both focus groups and broader surveys, small-business users overwhelmingly view trialware as an irritant, not a benefit. That research has led Dell to axe the extras from its new Vostro line of small-business desktop PCs and laptops. Eliminating demo applications is a major step for Dell, which has caught flack for the quantity of trialware on its consumer PCs. (One frustrated customer went so far as to develop a "Decrapifier" utility. The company says that consumers who buy PCs for personal use do express interest in preloaded trial software, but that small-business users have different needs. By eliminating the trialware from Vostro machines, Dell says it has cut the system setup time in half. For now, Dell is the only major PC manufacturer to ship small-business systems without preinstalled trialware as a standard practice. (Some competitors, such as HP, allow customers to choose a no-trialware configuration.)"

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  Thu Aug 23 10:24:58 GMT 2007
Comments: 177
Categories: Desktops and Laptops  Software  
Status:Partially Implemented


MERGED IDEAS

NO TRIALWARE POLICY FOR ALL COMPUTERS, not just vostro and other business
By iamnotjamesh, 10 Jun 2009 3:51 PM Wed Jun 10 22:51:58 GMT 2009
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By jervis961  Aug 23, 2007
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I know that .chris but since they are not listening to the home customers I thought I would alert people to it.

By dell_admin10  Aug 30, 2007
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Still want to keep this separate from http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/62715/Preinstalled_Software_Must_Be_Optional ?

By jervis961  Aug 30, 2007
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are they going to impliment it on ALL computers ????

By jervis961  Aug 30, 2007
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you can merge it into that one if you are willing to merge them both into my idea that they are both duplicates of' @DUPLICATE OF http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/61894 SEE # 3

By dell_admin10  Aug 30, 2007
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I get your point, that is why I asked. The idea will not be merged now and your points will be preserved. :)

By jervis961  Aug 30, 2007
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So why can some ideas get merged and not others? My idea came first, did it not? Hell you could combine a lot of the site into my one idea and save space. :)

By dell_admin10  Aug 31, 2007
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Merging is a tricky business and really not about saving space. :) We are working towards a standard for merging that involves the opinions of admins and the whole Idea storm community.

By jervis961  Aug 31, 2007
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OK it was a joking comment anyway. I'll let you get back to work, thanks for stopping by. :)

By winoffice  Aug 31, 2007
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This is a duplicate of ootleman's idea "No Extra Software Option"

By jervis961  Aug 31, 2007
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http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/61743/No_Extra_Software_Option sure merge it into that one if they merge http://www.ideastorm.com/article/show/62715/Preinstalled_Software_Must_Be_Optional into it also.

By dell_admin1  Sep 6, 2007
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Changed status to **UNDER REVIEW**.

By stijepan  Sep 24, 2007
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In "ideas in action" they sayd that for US they will put an option were you can get no trialware, but what about other countries. I'm from Chile, and i don't have that option, that i would like very much to have. Thanks pardon me if i didn't wrote some word well.

By jdelidc  Sep 24, 2007
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good point. "all computers" should include the ones in other countries, not just america

By jervis961  Sep 24, 2007
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That was the thought behind the idea, maybe I wasn't specific enough. :)

By mudkiller  Sep 27, 2007
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The option should also be free! If Dell still wants to install trialware, Dell should give you can some kind of discount for letting them install the trialware...

By uue  Oct 7, 2007
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I completely agree, the dell computers come with waaaay to much pre-installed software.

By dwood  Nov 1, 2007
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I dont want a program on my computer unless it is the FULL version and wont keep asking me to buy a new one!

By jdelidc  Nov 3, 2007
By cosmichellion  Nov 7, 2007
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If it's not a full version then don't even bother putting it on my system. I know what I want on my system and am very capable of buying it when or if I need it. The previous mention of putting an option to include trialware is a good start but the keyword there is "option". For the most part, we've had no choice. Don't just do it for small-business, enterprise etc...Also include HSB. A lot of individual home users don't want that clutter either.

By jervis961  Nov 7, 2007
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Exactly cosmichellion. Dell uses the lack of trialware as a selling point for business customers but don't seem to think the home user should have a choice.


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