bloatware noun2 •(informal) Software that is packed with too many features and therefore slow or unwieldy; software that is inefficiently designed and occupies an excessive amount of memory or disk space.Today’s software development cycle does not allow time to optimize and refine products, and that leads to bloatware. — 1996 •Unwanted pre-installed software, especially on a smartphone.If consumers didn't like the bloatware that came with their phones, other manufacturers wouldn't include it, the bad actors would lose customers, and everyone would have to adjust. — 2010
