• Cethin@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    It’s bloat because a lot of people will never make use of it, so it’s taking up more space (bloating it) for no appreciable gain. It should be easy to install if you do want to make use of it, but not literally every piece of software should be installed just because some people will use it.

    It coming pre-installed is also harmful to third parties. Many will just choose the MS version because it’s already there, rather than potentially find another group who’s made similar (maybe even better) software for the same purpose.

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        1 year ago

        i’d wager those tools are “indirectly used” by other used software … that should also be included into the definition.