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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

Do you think iPhoto is bloatware as well? It comes with every new Mac, right?

I know nothing re: MACs....but if it's tightly integrated into the OS, then yes it's bloatware.....IMO. If it's just another app that can be deleted at the user's discretion w/o causing the OS to go into a Max Headroom stutter, then GREAT!

My perspective comes from working in desktop support in a large enterprise environment and trying to make device 'images' to be used routinely for building new workstations and trying to pare down the OS to only those apps/functions needed for the purposes of conducting our business. So much of the stuff in Windows is just superfluous junk for our business needs (WMP, Movie Maker, etc)......and additional photo organizing stuff is just going to be that much more bloat.

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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

Do you think iPhoto is bloatware as well? It comes with every new Mac, right?

I know nothing re: MACs....but if it's tightly integrated into the OS, then yes it's bloatware.....IMO. If it's just another app that can be deleted at the user's discretion w/o causing the OS to go into a Max Headroom stutter, then GREAT!

My perspective comes from working in desktop support in a large enterprise environment and trying to make device 'images' to be used routinely for building new workstations and trying to pare down the OS to only those apps/functions needed for the purposes of conducting our business. So much of the stuff in Windows is just superfluous junk for our business needs (WMP, Movie Maker, etc)......and additional photo organizing stuff is just going to be that much more bloat.

[Jason Dunn]

I have a follow-up article to this one going to be posted in the next week or so (hopefully), so if this topic interests you, watch for it!

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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn

I have a follow-up article to this one going to be posted in the next week or so (hopefully), so if this topic interests you, watch for it!

Given our rather diverse perspectives on the first round, I can't wait to see the followup.