BloatWare: software whose excessive memory and CPU use makes it slow and unpleasant to use. Often BloatWare would be cool if it were run on a computer manufactured next year.

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"Strategy Letter IV: Bloatware and the 80/20 Myth"
by Joel Spolsky 2001-03-23
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/printerFriendly/articles/fog0000000020.html
claims that 
"I'm starting to suspect that fretting about bloatware is more of a mental health problem than a software problem. In fact there are lots of great reasons for bloatware."


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CodeBloat, BloatedImagePrograms