Electronics chain Best Buy this week announced the launch of its Software Installer, a connected desktop application that’s supposed to help consumers customize their new or upgrade their existing PCs and netbooks with only the software and services they want.
“Software Installer is really a connectivity tool, developed for those of us who want to seamlessly transform our computers or netbooks into hard-working personal productivity machines or entertainment powerhouses,” said Jason Bonfig, vice president of computers at Best Buy. “It short-cuts the path to selecting reliable programs and services, and helps manage and record your transactions so you don’t have to.”
What’s interesting about this is that it’s sort of like Steam for trialware. Best Buy says it has been working with PC manufacturers to reduce unnecessary third-party trials and software through the Software Installer, and we’re certainly not opposed to reducing performance resource robbing programs from startup. And if it works the way Best Buy is promoting it, this could actually end up being a good thing. But if this ends up being installed on new PCs in addition to the usual assortment of bloat, well, color us unimpressed.
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