Software bloat (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Software bloat" in English language version.

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7microsoft.com

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3zdnet.com

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2theverge.com

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2web.archive.org

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1dataconomy.com

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1catb.org

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1joelonsoftware.com

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1jwz.org

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1pcmag.com

1,060^th place

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1github.com

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1xda-developers.com

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1thetechylife.com

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1computerworld.com

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1stevestreza.com

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1gizmodo.com

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1theguardian.com

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1informationweek.com

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1engadget.com

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1latimes.com

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1techinasia.com

5,498^th place

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1scmp.com

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1techcrunch.com

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1bbc.com

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1apple.com

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1express.co.uk

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1businessinsider.my

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1gamasutra.com

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1ieee.org

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1harvard.edu

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1doi.org

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1fortinet.com

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1kaspersky.com

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apple.com (Global: 67^th place; English: 64^th place)

apps.apple.com

"WeChat". App Store. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.

bbc.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 30^th place)

"Facebook opens up Messenger to third-party apps". BBC. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

businessinsider.my (Global: low place; English: low place)

Price, Rob (23 October 2018). "Facebook is giving Messenger an overhaul to try and cut down on bloat – and adding a dark mode". Business Insider. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

catb.org (Global: 3,959^th place; English: 3,208^th place)

Raymond, Eric S. (17 September 2003). The Art of Unix Programming (1 ed.). Addison-Wesley Professional. ISBN 0131429019. Retrieved 16 June 2007. (See also: The Art of Unix Programming)

computerworld.com (Global: 2,429^th place; English: 1,561^st place)

"Check Windows 10 System requirement & Specs". Microsoft. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

dataconomy.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"What Is Bloatware? - Dataconomy". 21 March 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Bert Hubert (2024). "Why Bloat is Still Software's Biggest Vulnerability: A 2024 plea for lean software". IEEE Spectrum. 61 (4): 22–50. Bibcode:2024IEEES..61d..22H. doi:10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10491389.

engadget.com (Global: 466^th place; English: 349^th place)

Gartenberg, Michael (12 September 2010). "Entelligence: Will carriers destroy the Android vision?". Engadget. Retrieved 21 September 2010.

express.co.uk (Global: 402^nd place; English: 279^th place)

Brown, Aaron (7 February 2017). "Facebook almost ruined WhatsApp, and now it has ruined Messenger". Daily Express. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

fortinet.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Bloatware Definition". Fortinet. Some bloatware also introduces vulnerabilities into your computer that can make it easier to infect with malware, including ransomware or scareware.

gamasutra.com (Global: 704^th place; English: 507^th place)

Adams, Ernest (1 May 2007). "The Designer's Notebook: "creeping featurism produces a bloated, complicated mess". Archived from the original on 3 May 2007.

github.com (Global: 383^rd place; English: 320^th place)

"ADB Reference". GitHub. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

gizmodo.com (Global: 474^th place; English: 329^th place)

Buchanan, Matt (12 October 2009). "iTunes 9 Will Be a Bloated Social Monster". Gizmodo. Retrieved 14 January 2010.

harvard.edu (Global: 18^th place; English: 17^th place)

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

Bert Hubert (2024). "Why Bloat is Still Software's Biggest Vulnerability: A 2024 plea for lean software". IEEE Spectrum. 61 (4): 22–50. Bibcode:2024IEEES..61d..22H. doi:10.1109/MSPEC.2024.10491389.

ieee.org (Global: 652^nd place; English: 515^th place)

spectrum.ieee.org

Bert Hubert. "Why Bloat Is Still Software's Biggest Vulnerability". IEEE.

informationweek.com (Global: 4,522^nd place; English: 2,903^rd place)

McDougall, Paul (28 January 2008). "Software Tool Strips Windows Vista To Bare Bones". informationweek.com.

joelonsoftware.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Spolsky, Joel (2001). "Strategy Letter IV: Bloatware and the 80/20 Myth - Joel on Software". Retrieved 2 October 2006.

jwz.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Zawinski, Jamie (1998). "easter eggs". Retrieved 9 January 2008.

kaspersky.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

usa.kaspersky.com

"What is Bloatware and How Do You Remove It?". Kaspersky. 25 October 2017.

latimes.com (Global: 22^nd place; English: 19^th place)

latimesblogs.latimes.com

Milian, Mark (15 June 2010). "'Junkware' comes standard on Verizon, T-Mobile smart phones". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 September 2010.

microsoft.com (Global: 153^rd place; English: 151^st place)

support.microsoft.com

"Microsoft KB: Windows 95 Installation Requirements". Retrieved 22 July 2007.
"Microsoft KB: Minimum Hardware Requirements for a Windows 98 Installation". Retrieved 22 July 2007.
"Microsoft KB: System requirements for Windows XP operating systems". Retrieved 22 July 2007.
"Microsoft KB: System requirements for Windows Vista". Retrieved 22 July 2007.

windows.microsoft.com

"Microsoft: System requirements for Windows 7". Retrieved 9 October 2009.
"Windows 8 Release Preview ISO images". Retrieved 12 August 2012. Windows 8 Release Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows 7

microsoft.com

"Windows 2000 Server Getting Started: Chapter 3 - Planning Your Windows 2000 Server Installation". Microsoft. Retrieved 29 August 2007.

pcmag.com (Global: 1,060^th place; English: 700^th place)

Santo Domingo, Joel (13 February 2012). "How to Remove Bloatware". PC Magazine.

scmp.com (Global: 362^nd place; English: 245^th place)

Chen, Laurie (22 July 2018). "Why China's tech-savvy millennials are quitting WeChat". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

stevestreza.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Streza, Steve (7 March 2007). "What happened to iTunes?".

techcrunch.com (Global: 187^th place; English: 146^th place)

Constine, Josh (16 January 2018). "Bloated Facebook Messenger promises to simplify in 2018". TechCrunch. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

techinasia.com (Global: 5,498^th place; English: 4,278^th place)

Bischoff, Paul (12 February 2014). "What WeChat needs to learn from Facebook". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

theguardian.com (Global: 12^th place; English: 11^th place)

Naughton, John (9 March 2019). "Farewell then, iTunes, and thanks for saving the music industry from itself". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

thetechylife.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Elmore, John (10 January 2024). "What are the Benefits of Unlocking Bootloader: Exploring the Advantages & User-Freedom". Retrieved 11 August 2024.

theverge.com (Global: 114^th place; English: 90^th place)

Lawler, Richard (24 June 2021). "Microsoft is changing the Windows 11 minimum requirements". The Verge. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
Welch, Chris (18 May 2017). "How to replace Facebook Messenger with a much simpler, lighter version". The Verge. Retrieved 16 February 2020.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Cassia, Fernando (27 February 2007). "'Nero Lite' and 'Nero Micro': smaller sometimes is better". The Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
Adams, Ernest (1 May 2007). "The Designer's Notebook: "creeping featurism produces a bloated, complicated mess". Archived from the original on 3 May 2007.

xda-developers.com (Global: 5,669^th place; English: 3,664^th place)

Conway, Adam (25 August 2021). "How to uninstall carrier/OEM bloatware without root access". XDA. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

zdnet.com (Global: 786^th place; English: 558^th place)

Bott, Ed (3 October 2008). "Slimming down the bloated iTunes installer". ZDNet. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
Bott, Ed (31 March 2008). "Is MinWin really the new Windows 7 kernel?". ZDNet.
Bott, Ed (13 March 2006). "Windows bloat? It's always been that way". ZDNet.

Software bloat (English Wikipedia)

apple.com (Global: 67th place; English: 64th place)

apps.apple.com

bbc.com (Global: 20th place; English: 30th place)

businessinsider.my (Global: low place; English: low place)

catb.org (Global: 3,959th place; English: 3,208th place)

computerworld.com (Global: 2,429th place; English: 1,561st place)

dataconomy.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

doi.org (Global: 2nd place; English: 2nd place)

engadget.com (Global: 466th place; English: 349th place)

express.co.uk (Global: 402nd place; English: 279th place)

fortinet.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

gamasutra.com (Global: 704th place; English: 507th place)

github.com (Global: 383rd place; English: 320th place)

gizmodo.com (Global: 474th place; English: 329th place)

harvard.edu (Global: 18th place; English: 17th place)

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

ieee.org (Global: 652nd place; English: 515th place)

spectrum.ieee.org

informationweek.com (Global: 4,522nd place; English: 2,903rd place)

joelonsoftware.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

jwz.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

kaspersky.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

usa.kaspersky.com

latimes.com (Global: 22nd place; English: 19th place)

latimesblogs.latimes.com

microsoft.com (Global: 153rd place; English: 151st place)

support.microsoft.com

windows.microsoft.com

microsoft.com

pcmag.com (Global: 1,060th place; English: 700th place)

scmp.com (Global: 362nd place; English: 245th place)

stevestreza.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 187th place; English: 146th place)

techinasia.com (Global: 5,498th place; English: 4,278th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 12th place; English: 11th place)

thetechylife.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

theverge.com (Global: 114th place; English: 90th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

xda-developers.com (Global: 5,669th place; English: 3,664th place)

zdnet.com (Global: 786th place; English: 558th place)

apple.com (Global: 67^th place; English: 64^th place)

bbc.com (Global: 20^th place; English: 30^th place)

catb.org (Global: 3,959^th place; English: 3,208^th place)

computerworld.com (Global: 2,429^th place; English: 1,561^st place)

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

engadget.com (Global: 466^th place; English: 349^th place)

express.co.uk (Global: 402^nd place; English: 279^th place)

gamasutra.com (Global: 704^th place; English: 507^th place)

github.com (Global: 383^rd place; English: 320^th place)

gizmodo.com (Global: 474^th place; English: 329^th place)

harvard.edu (Global: 18^th place; English: 17^th place)

ieee.org (Global: 652^nd place; English: 515^th place)

informationweek.com (Global: 4,522^nd place; English: 2,903^rd place)

latimes.com (Global: 22^nd place; English: 19^th place)

microsoft.com (Global: 153^rd place; English: 151^st place)

pcmag.com (Global: 1,060^th place; English: 700^th place)

scmp.com (Global: 362^nd place; English: 245^th place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 187^th place; English: 146^th place)

techinasia.com (Global: 5,498^th place; English: 4,278^th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 12^th place; English: 11^th place)

theverge.com (Global: 114^th place; English: 90^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

xda-developers.com (Global: 5,669^th place; English: 3,664^th place)

zdnet.com (Global: 786^th place; English: 558^th place)