Just one more piece of junk software I'll have to uninstall before the thinkpad is usable. Most of the 'Thinkvantage' software is useless too.

So when i boot it up the first time it saves me no time as i will still need to download the latest version.
Why bundle this app anyway when these laptops are usually sold to companies that will just push it out with a image disk with all their software.

I remember when we used to get the "mostly useless" free software with every new machine. Most of it was complete rubbish at best or a cripple-ware promotional tease for a full blown product you had to buy.

With the pre-install of Skype we see a genuinely useful free (for skype-to-skype) voip application that has proven it's popularity.

What I'd like to see now is for PC makers like Lenovo, Dell, HP, Asus, etc to pre-load some Open Source software like OpenOffice.org, or Sumatra PDF, Scribus desktop publishing, Firefox web browser, Clamwin anti-virus, etc.

because they have disabled stereo mix on the internal sound card on all their laptops......wonder why?