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Why does OEM versions of Windows even exist in the first place? How is a bloated, crapwared system ever going to be a better user experience than a clean instal
by 9fb29947 11y ago
Why does OEM versions of Windows even exist in the first place? How is a bloated, crapwared system ever going to be a better user experience than a clean install?
- diyorgasms 11y agoAs for the why, have you ever tried installing vanilla Windows on a modern notebook? I know Linux has a reputation for bad driver support, but in my experience with Dell, Lenovo, and HP, a vanilla Windows installation will have no graphics driver, no network driver (neither wired nor wireless), sometimes the sound drivers are missing. It is a shitshow. Meanwhile, Linux on the same machine generally works out of the box. But the answer to the question "Why do OEM versions of Windows even exist in the first place" is that without OEM customization, a Windows computer is a non-functional computer.
- chris_wot 11y agoSo how do most corporate IT teams build SOEs?
- pjmlp 11y agoAt the enterprise level it is quite common, specially since they want to have control over every little piece of software that goes into the stack, including updates. I even worked at a few places that created their own UNIX flavors (mostly GNU/Linux based).
- dagw 11y agoThey get the drivers from the OEMs.
- mhurron 11y agoThey are also paid teams to put the image together.
- croon 11y agoHe was talking about out of the box functionality of linux vs windows. Of course you can build SOEs with manually assembled sideloaded drivers, especially if your organization uses just a handful of different models.
- koyote 11y agoI think the driver situation has vastly improved from Windows 7 and even more since 8 and 10. I have reinstalled Windows on quite a few laptops and desktops and have been quite surprised with how much works straight out of the box these days (mostly everything in my experience, bar some stuff like Fn keys). YMMV of course.