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by increment_i 2757 days ago
I still cant bring myself to purchase a Lenovo product because of this, despite the generally favourable reviews I see on HN regarding the ThinkPads. Its just such a revolting decision to me to do that to a paying customer.

I may just put my money where my mouth is and start the break up with Google too, as painful as that will be. I just dont feel like I align with these fucking companies at all anymore.
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dmschulman 2757 days ago
SuperFish and other adwares were installed on Lenovos lower-grade laptops and Thinkpads. The X series and T series, the choice of most consumers who care enough to own a Thinkpad, were not affected by this issue[1]. While it's unacceptable for Lenovo to be doing this on ANY machine, I still feel confident that the company understands how consumers view the Thinkpad brand and how reluctant they are to do anything that might tarnish the brand for business and prosumer users.

[1]https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/superfish

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jammygit 2756 days ago
Agreed. The machines are lovely but I won't be buying one anytime soon. They got caught 3 times doing variations of this.

Three times. They don't deserve to exist anymore.

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https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/security-failings-demonstrate-...

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