Whenever I go to the mall to check out some new laptops, I almost always hear potential buyers if the laptop would be bundled with a particular software (most of the time Microsoft Office or an antivirus). I say, check the hardware specs instead of the software bundled- because the said bundled software usually are only additional costs which may otherwise be spent for better hardware. For example, instead of paying for the operating system (OS) or Office Suite- you could just have instead upgraded its processor.
So for those buying laptops or PCs and looking for bundled softwares here are some alternatives on top of my head
1. Operating System – go with Ubuntu or Kubuntu instead. Vista is at least 5000 pesos more- money which could have been spent to upgrade a celeron cpu to a core 2 duo.
2. Office Suite – instead of Microsoft Office (10000+ pesos for 2007 Basic)- you can download the compatible Open Office.
3. Anti virus – clamwin.
4. Video player – vlc.
5. Browser – Firefox.
6. Email client – instead of Outlook go with Thunderbird.
There is an open source alternative for almost every other software that you will ever need.
