How to finally get a Windows PC that doesn't suck!
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 3/6/2015 1:00:00 AM
Yes... it's true. They're finally making some Windows PCs that don't suck, but you need to know how to get one.
Until recently, if you told me you saw BigFoot coming out of a store, holding a new Windows PC that didn't suck, I'd have an easier time believing that you saw BigFoot than actually believing he was holding a new Windows PC that didn't suck. After all, every new Windows PC I've seen for at least 20 years has sucked, so why would I think otherwise.
As it turns out, a good friend of mine actually saw one. At first, I didn't believe him. But when I did my homework, it turns out he was right. It wasn't BigFoot, but it was actually a way to get a Windows PC that doesn't suck.
There is actually a way to get a Windows PC that doesn't suck... From Microsoft. Yes, from Microsoft.
To fully understand why the ONLY place you should buy a Windows PC is from the Microsoft Store, let me explain the problem.
The trouble with Windows PCs started when Microsoft started making deals with hardware companies to have Windows pre-installed on every new PC.
Eventually hardware companies started making deals with countless software companies to bundle even more software. With each bundled program, these bloated PCs became slower and slower, and that was just the beginning. Some of these programs weren't even full versions; they were trial versions that nag owners with expiration notices after the 90 day trial ended.
It gets worse.
In addition to the unwanted programs, hardware companies made deals with Internet companies to install toolbars, website favorites and other browser extensions that track the searches you make as well as the sites you visit, giving them the ability to target ads and earn commissions from some of the purchases you make. To top it all off, some hardware companies bundle hardware that has poorly written drivers that aren't optimized to work well with the latest versions of Windows.
To be clear, I'm not talking about small companies looking for ways to earn a few extra dollars, I'm talking about the biggest computer makers in the world. Almost every Windows computer maker does it, big names like Dell, HP, Toshiba, Acer, and Sony, to name a few. In fact, most of the bloatware you'll find are on these big companies. Their margins are small, so they cram as much Trialware, Bundleware, and Spyware on each new Windows PC as they can. It's sick.
But, as I mentioned, there's finally a way to actually get a Windows PC that doesn't have all this junk on it. Just walk into any Microsoft Store and you'll find a number of Windows PCs that have Windows Signature Edition on it.
Windows Signature Edition... At the Microsoft Store. The BEST way to get a new Windows PC.
When you get a Windows Signature Edition PC from Microsoft, Microsoft has specifically insured that there are NO trial programs, bundled programs or Spyware programs pre-installed, AND that they are using hardware and software drivers specifically optimized to work well with Windows. To top it off, they pre-install their anti-virus.
In many cases, these are physically identical to the models you would get elsewhere, but once you turn them on, the Signature Editions from the Microsoft Store can load as much as twice as fast, and remain faster through the life of the computer.
For more information, check out this link on the Microsoft Site.
Gee. A Windows PC that doesn't come bundled with junk. What an innovative idea. Apple's been doing it that way ever since the return of Steve Jobs the 90s.
Joe Crescenzi, Founder
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