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."