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fritterware
n.
Feature-laden software that seduces people into spending inordinate amounts of time tweaking various options for only marginal gains in productivity.
Example Citation:
"Even without a modem, the computer offers vast possibilities for distraction. With Windows or OS/ 2, you can spend all day changing the color scheme, the fonts, the icons, the look and feel of your screen.... Stephen Manes, a novelist and co-author (with Paul Andrews) of a recent biography of Microsoft mogul Bill Gates, named this kind of program 'fritterware.' "
— Janes S. Fallows, "Computer Nerds, Stop Worrying: Your Obsession Can Make You a Better Human Being," The Los Angeles Times
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coasterware
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heroinware
macdink
missionware
retroware
shovelware
skinnable
slideware
timesuck
treeware
Category:
Programming and Software

New words. 2013.