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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Pretty sure I am not the only one who thinks so and it does not always cost more.
I almost always go for extra features in tech that I am reasonably sure I will use. 4GIG VS 8GIg, well I will even go for the 16 GIG on occasion as I will need it eventually. 1TB VS 4TB same thing unless the price difference is ridiculously high and sometimes it is. Never been annoyed that I have over bought, even when I did not use it often, but often annoyed when I cheaped out.
Generally I choose the middle ground and am overall pretty cautious. Frugal even. But if I want something, and I can afford the price I will buy it.
And regarding your earlier expressed concern about adding $5 to the price. I can sympathize well with that. But having several computers, most came with stuff I didn't really need but no option to get at less cost without. I have 3 DVD Blu-Ray recorders, connectivity things I will probably never use, free online storage in the 80 Gig range, which I cannot use for 7 months a year, so I chose to ignore it. Possibly cost me more than $5 when bundled, but often the price was more without. Go figure.
Helen
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Well, most any device other than an ereader is a multipurpose device where buying extra storage will eventually be used. And even MP3 players will need more storage for all that audio.
But if Amazon can cut the price of Kindles by NOT bundling all the crapware, or in this case components people won't use, they surely will -- it sells more Kindles, and generates more revenue. PCs are different, in that the hardware components are commonly used.
And the software offers actually cost nothing -- software makers actually pay the PC vendors to install trial versions of software, in the hopes that people will start paying monthly/yearly fees for it.