A tawdry software program, usually bundled free by lower-end
computer manufacturers, in an effort to keep their PC
hardware prices low.
Microsoft Works has become a byword for format incompatibilities and system crashes.
"Tarquin, I am sorry you can't do the MS Word
homework that
your teacher set you for school, but daddy went for the cheap option, hence you will have make do with this godawful
Microsoft Works program. I am so sorry."