Is this the worst bloatware ever?

[PB]

Just bought a Hewlett-Packard HP PSC 1610 printer the other day, probably
not the best printer around but best for features-vs-price for me, but I was
shocked to see that it installed 257 MB of data from its Setup.exe! Including
the .NET framework! :roll: Come on, I mean 257 MB just to PRINT? Sheesh.

Luckily it has 2 redeeming features for me: you can make photocopies and
print photos direct from a memory card, all standalone with the PC off; and
the second redeeming feature is the memory card slots act as another drive
in "My Computer", so I don't need to buy a memory card reader to browse
my SD card anymore. And the slot is FAST -- much faster than browsing
with Microsoft's ActiveSync rubbish.

Edit: Actually, my last comment got me thinking... remember my USB speed
post where I lamented the fact that transferring a 2 MB photo takes about
2 minutes? I just threw the card into the printer and tried it -- INSTANT!
Just a regular cut/paste now to transfer my pics. So obviously the lack of
speed was thanks to Microsoft's pathetic "Mobile Device" browser found
under "My Computer", rather than my USB port, cable or SD card. Phew!

[utopiomania]

My own HP folder is 308 Mb's. This post (about bloatware) made me remember the good old days when I struggled
with C/Basic/Pascal compilers that needed 19-20 Kbytes to install and run. In my 22Kb home computer environment,
leaving me with less than 10% of RAM to use for my own programs.

Luckily, things have changed for the better since then.

[Trond]

See that man? Should he wear clothes, those would have to be the worst bloatwear ever!

[utopiomania]

ew, eew, eew, eeeeew, ugly, ouch, ugliest thing I've seen for a long time.

[Dare2]