[autoexec]

Lenovo gets a lot of love from linux users for their laptops, but they've repeatedly shipped malware infested systems. Sometimes they did it in exchange for money, sometimes they wrote the malware themselves. I wouldn't recommend anyone go near them. I mean, hardware that'll play nice with linux is nice, but we're not lacking for alternatives these days.

If a company who acts as horribly as Lenovo does can still be recommended even in tech circles it makes me wonder what a company would have to do before their reputation suffers for the general public.

[ekianjo]

They never shipped a malware that would resist a fresh install. Nobody should ever use an OEM provided OS.

[autoexec]

> They never shipped a malware that would resist a fresh install.

Actually they did. It stored the malware in UEFI so after a format/clean reinstall of your OS you were still vulnerable.

https://www.ghacks.net/2015/08/12/lenovo-once-again-in-hot-w...

[ho_schi]

Yes. That was bad. The thing is that Lenovos ThinkPads are still good.

Honestly, we just accept what Apple, Google and Xiaomi are doing every day. Maybe they note it somewhere in the terms or not. The difference is, that we've access to the BIOS and higher expectations to Lenovo. On the other side "What Aboutism" doesn't help :(