Sony is probably the biggest perpetrator of loading their brand new machines up with what most people call crapware. Stuff like 30-day trials of services that almost no one would ever want - like AOL. Most Sony laptop owners we know just install a fresh OS on their machines the first time they use them rather than try to uninstall all of the crapware individually. Well, if you are in the market for a Sony laptop, your initial experience with your great Sony hardware could be getting slightly better.
Engadget is reporting that Sony is offering to ship you a machine without putting crapware on it for $50. By acknowledging theiir users might want a better experience out of the box by it not