Pre-installed software (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Pre-installed software" in English language version.

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Mossberg, Walter S. (2007-04-05). "Using Even New PCs Is Ruined by a Tangle of Trial Programs, Ads". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
Mossberg, Walter S. (2007-04-12). "Ways You Can Avoid Getting Junk Programs on Your New Computer". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2008-01-06.

arstechnica.com

Fisher, Ken (2007-01-11). "$60 to keep crapware off of a Windows PC?". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
"Transcript: Ars talks to Android execs about Lollipop and the Nexuses". Ars Technica. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

bgr.com

"Here's how Verizon's Android bloatware might become the best ever". BGR. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

cbc.ca

Khan, Saleem (2007-01-10). "'Craplets' could damage Vista launch: Microsoft exec". CBC News. Retrieved 2008-01-06.

itworld.com

Melanie Pinola (November 21, 2012). "Here's all the crapware that comes with new Windows 8 PCs". IT World. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
"Want to protect your Android phone? Here's how to kill its crapware". IT World. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

laptopmag.com

blog.laptopmag.com

"Samsung Galaxy S5 Bloatware Removal Guide". Laptop Magazine. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

malwarebytes.org

"PUP Criteria". Malwarebytes. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

microsoft.com

"Pre-installed on a new computer", a Microsoft article

pcmag.com

"LG G Vista (Verizon Wireless)". PC Magazine. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

pcworld.com

Jared Newman (Jan 15, 2013). "Lucrative Windows crapware market is exactly why we need app stores". PCWorld. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
"Microsoft's Signature Edition laptops deliver the 'clean PC' experience you really want". PC World. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

reuters.com

"U.S. government urges Lenovo customers to remove Superfish software". Reuters. February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

techrepublic.com

Justin James (December 5, 2012). "Five apps for crapware cleanup". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2013-01-24.

theverge.com

Porter, Jon (2019-12-03). "Russia passes law forcing manufacturers to install Russian-made software". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-12-04.

time.com

"Friday Rant: The Ever-Sorrier State of Android Bloatware". Time. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

us-cert.gov

"Alert: Lenovo "Superfish" Adware Vulnerable to HTTPS Spoofing". United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team. February 20, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

wired.com

Rob Beschizza (2008-03-21). "Breaking: Sony won't charge $50 to remove bloatware". Wired. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
Ganapati, Priya. "Bloatware Creeps Into Android Phones". Wired. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
Barrett, Brian. "Apple Music's Worst Feature? You Can't Delete It". Wired. Retrieved 27 July 2015.

zdnet.com

Cimpanu, Catalin. "50+ orgs ask Google to take a stance against Android bloatware". ZDNet. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
"South Korea rules pre-installed phone bloatware must be deletable". ZDNet. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
Cimpanu, Catalin. "Phones and PCs sold in Russia will have to come pre-installed with Russian apps". ZDNet. Retrieved 2019-12-04.