Examples
| Windows version | Processor | Memory | Hard disk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 95 | 25 MHz | 4 MB | ~50 MB |
| Windows 98 | 66 MHz | 16 MB | ~200 MB |
| Windows 2000 | 133 MHz | 32 MB | 650 MB |
| Windows XP (2001) | 233 MHz | 64 MB | 1.5 GB |
| Windows Vista (2007) | 800 MHz | 512 MB | 15 GB |
| Windows 7 (2009) | 1 GHz | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Windows 8 (2012) | 1 GHz | 1 GB | 16 GB |
Apple's iTunes has been accused of being bloated as part of its efforts to turn it from a program that plays media to an e-commerce and advertising platform, with former PC World editor Ed Bott, author of 25 books on Microsoft Windows and Office, accusing the company of hypocrisy in its advertising attacks on Windows for similar practices.
Microsoft Windows has also been criticized as being bloated - with reference to Windows Vista, Microsoft engineer Eric Traut commented that "A lot of people think of Windows as this large, bloated operating system, and that's maybe a fair characterization, I have to admit. ... But at its core, the kernel, and the components that make up the very core of the operating system, is actually pretty streamlined." Former PC World editor Ed Bott has expressed skepticism, noting that almost every single operating system that Microsoft has ever sold had been criticized as 'bloated' when it first came out; even those now regarded as the exact opposite, such as MS-DOS.
CD- and DVD-burning applications such as Nero Burning ROM have become criticized for being bloated. Superfluous features not specifically tailored to the end user are sometimes installed by default through express setups.
A number of technology blogs have also covered the issue of increased bloatware on cell phones. However, they refer to a different issue, specifically that of wireless carriers loading phones with software that, in many cases, cannot be easily deleted, if at all. This has been most frequently cited with respect to Android devices, although this phenomenon exists on phones running many other operating systems.
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