Windows 10: o&o vs piriform

Who makes the better desktop solutions overall? I'm thinking of getting a suite of software as a xmas gift to someone, from one of these two. Question is, they make pretty similar software from the looks of it, but who's performs better?

:)

 

Windows 10

Can anyone explain the differences between:

o Establishing a new administrative account vs. changing the existing standard account to administrator?

o An account linked to my email address in Windows support vs. a local account not linked?

o My Windows 10 accounts vs. my former Windows 7 account?

o Being able to perform administrative functions in all situations except one: authenticating a purchased software trial version to become a purchased version, where the authentication function returns an error saying I need to be logged on as administrator
although I already am.

o The software publisher's help desk asking the user to contact Microsoft, vs. the publisher working more closely with Microsoft.

 

SSD cannot be trimmed after Windows Anniversary Update.

Is there an option in O & O Defrag that enable to elect to replace Disk Defragmenter with O & O Defrag. The option exists with Defraggler but I have chosen to have both enabled.

 

Between the 2 options given, I would say Piriform. I don't personally trust O&O.

 

It's not just me then *Zip

 

My personal impression of O&O is a "malware injector". *Eek

 

Now, is that just trash talk or is there some truth to it?

 

Are you asking for opinion or starting an argument? I answered your question based on personal experience with O&O DiskImage software. That's all I can say. Cheers!

 

I'm asking as an opinion since it seems to rate highly & classifying it as malware? I've read in other sites that it tries to install other o&o trial programs but I'm just curious if you called it malware out of spite or if there are actual cases of computers becoming infected with an actual virus due to o&o products.

 

Well, I apologize for being harsh in using the word "malware", but a program that installs programs in your computer without the approval of the PC owner is something that I consider to be a real bad software. I am not sure if it is indeed a virus but I can tell you that it slowed down my PC and I can't shut it down without doing a hard reset after installing the DiskImage software.

 

Based upon that, which I agree with, I'd consider AVG with its ZEN add-on and McAfee with its free 'Internet Security' [that I've seen come with a lot of new computers] as the same. Both of those add-ons may work fine but AVG gives no option to not install ZEN, have to go to Programs and Features later on to do remove it, not a big problem as it just takes some time and usually a reboot.