Samsung Start menu app shows why Microsoft is going its own way with Surface

Samsung Start menu app shows why Microsoft is going its own way with Surface:

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Samsung today announced three all-in-one desktop systems designed for Windows 8. They range from a $749 Series 5 system with a 21.5" 1920×1080 screen, Intel Ivy Bridge Core i3-3220T processor, 4 GB RAM, and integrated HD Graphics 4000, up to a $1699 Series 7 system with a 27" 1920×1080 screen, Core i7-3770T processor, and Radeon HD 7850M graphics. All three systems will ship with Windows 8, and all three systems include a 10-point multitouch screen for easier use of Metro applications.
Dressed all in black, the systems look more like TVs or consumer electronics than they do PCs. Nonetheless, they're fitted out with all mod cons; gigabit wired Ethernet and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, a 1.3 megapixel webcam claiming support for "hand gesture recognition," USB 3 and HDMI ports, card readers, and so on. Full specs can be found in Samsung's press release.
More interesting than the PCs themselves, however, is the software that's bundled with them. Pre-installed software is nothing new to the world of PCs, of course. It has earned a deserved reputation as bloatware or crapware, and most users would be better off removing it. These Samsung machines are no exception; they come with some bundled applications.
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