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by epalm 109 days ago
Aren’t these the guys that preinstalled a root certificate to MITM you ads? Not something that can be casually forgiven.
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Lenovo had a couple black eyes back-to-back. It was 10 years ago now, but trust takes a long time to build and can be lost in an instant. They lost my trust and I don’t see them getting it back.

My first laptop was an IBM Thinkpad, and while it was a great piece of hardware, I don’t see myself ever buying another one as long an Lenovo owns the brand.

That’s how I feel about Notepad++ they had an update which would hijack your keyboard and type a message can you open the new window.
“Trust arrives on foot, and leaves on horseback”
I would agree if I booted the preinstalled Windows even once and not install Linux the minute it arrives.

Like, no, we should absolutely not forget that, but the impact for me is low, and I prefer to have the superior hardware.

I recall Dell and Sony doing something similar. Maybe not with ads but had some kind of root kit. Then again, if you have an Intel processor I guess it’s already somewhat compromised.