Software that is so overloaded with functionality that its performance suffers. At the very least, it takes a long time to load the program. Software vendors have the perception that more is always better, or at least more marketable. See software bloat.
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- New tool aids .Net developers in writing Linux, Mac OS X apps
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Adobe Shockwave haunted by critical security holes
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- McAfee vs. Symantec: Dueling in consumer and enterprise
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Strangest Windows 7 promotion
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
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- Blog posts 2009-10-16
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-09
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
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- Image galleries 2009-10-06
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- (Microsoft trains Best Buy Linux assassins)
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
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