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Plugin aggrievation

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Bebbspoke
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I used to prefer Mozilla Firefox to the ridiculous I.E. bloatware alternative - now I am not so certain... all the Plugin check does is identify unknown Plugins and imply "Research" which simply googles the name -

I used to prefer Mozilla Firefox to the ridiculous I.E. bloatware alternative - now I am not so certain... all the Plugin check does is identify unknown Plugins and imply "Research" which simply googles the name -

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PatGuano
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So what's bloatware?

Being able to install software on my machine, I prefer to do it myself.

Bebbspoke
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Pat - "bloatware" is any program that fills up memory and wastes other precious resources with unnecessary and unrequested rubbish. I regret your response did not answer my question