{"id":6150,"date":"2008-08-25T14:32:48","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T12:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/things-i-hate-about-software\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T02:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:28:09","slug":"things-i-hate-about-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/things-i-hate-about-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Things I hate about software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-images.sftcdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2008\/08\/angry.jpg\" alt=\"Things I hate about software\" align=\"left\" \/>After more than seven years working as software reviewer, I can honestly say I&#8217;ve seen it all: from virtually perfect applications to programs you would throw out of the window without remorse. And during all these years I&#8217;ve come to realize there are certain characteristics, typically featured throughout many applications, which I find especially annoying. Yes, I admit it: there are things I hate about software, even if it&#8217;s precisely the software business that helps me pay off my mortgage! Things like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Running every time Windows launches<\/strong>. This is a classic. If I want a program to run when I start Windows, I can decide that by myself. And I need to test the program at least for a while before I make up my mind. Not all programs are <em>that<\/em> essential!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adding itself to the Quick Launch bar<\/strong>. Sorry, but I&#8217;m very picky about my Quick Launch bar. Only very specific programs I use on a daily basis enter here. Any app that tries to alter that rule automatically goes to the Trash.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Placing extra shortcuts on the desktop<\/strong>. I like minimalist desktops, with as few icons as possible. I don&#8217;t need shortcuts to the programmer&#8217;s website, the user manual and other apps created by the same programmer. Isn&#8217;t the executable file enough?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not having a proper uninstall tool<\/strong>. Dear programmer: if you&#8217;re smart enough to code a complete computer application, why do you find it that hard to create the uninstaller? Is it a trick to make us keep your software forever?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Asking why you want to uninstall it<\/strong>. Just as I don&#8217;t like websites to collect my personal data, I don&#8217;t want to be asked why I uninstall certain software apps. It simply feels weird, as if I had to give explanations to my mom (and yes, I&#8217;m too old for that too).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Opening the web browser<\/strong>. This is something I just don&#8217;t understand. If I run a program, I want to use the program. I don&#8217;t need to visit the developer&#8217;s website, or watch a tutorial, or read the FAQ. Again, I can do that by myself when I need it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Changing the browser&#8217;s settings<\/strong>. There&#8217;s nothing worse than a software app that adds a toolbar to your browser, replaces your current home page or changes your default search engine. All these should be directly prosecuted by law!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than seven years working as software reviewer, I can honestly say I&#8217;ve seen it all: from virtually perfect applications to programs you would throw out of the window without remorse. And during all these years I&#8217;ve come to realize there are certain characteristics, typically featured throughout many applications, which I find especially annoying. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/things-i-hate-about-software\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Things I hate about software&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2011,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-6150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6150"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":335909,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6150\/revisions\/335909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6150"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=6150"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=6150"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=6150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}