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On Android I only buy and recommend Nexus devices because of crapware, privacy and security concerns. It might be a good time for Microsoft users to switch to t
by guelo 11y ago
On Android I only buy and recommend Nexus devices because of crapware, privacy and security concerns. It might be a good time for Microsoft users to switch to that same strategy and only buy Microsoft devices, since the introduction of Microsoft's own laptop makes it possible. It's also pretty much the Apple model.
- sikto 11y agoBuying devices only from Google or Microsoft is a little better as it might remove one layer of involuntary data sharing but it would still be better wiping off Android and replacing it with something else that is more privacy oriented...
- Phlarp 11y agoAre there any "somethings" that are more privacy oriented and can be flashed onto existing android hardware without destroying all functionality due to missing / poor drivers?
- okuli 11y agoMicrosoft sells laptops from different manufacturers with Signature Edition. Those laptops don't have any junk.
- tetraodonpuffer 11y agodo they remain junk-free when you install manufacturer software updates? Was wondering if manufacturers are mandated to keep the signature laptops clean or if the first time you install your "control center / driver center" update it will automatically pull in things you'd rather not
- criddell 11y ago> Those laptops don't have any junk I bought a Signature Edition Thinkpad Yoga S1 from Microsoft and it didn't have any junk on it, except in the registry. I think all they do is open the machine, uninstall all the non-Microsoft stuff, then ship the machine. A clean install wouldn't have registry keys for Evernote (for example). I think I would only buy a Microsoft Surface machine at this point. The hardware is very good and they aren't junked up.
- Raed667 11y agocan you explain to me how an i5-6300HQ/8GB memory/256GB SSD worth 1'700$ ? For that price I'd buy a gamer laptop and just do a clean install.
- yohui 11y agoAll computers sold via the Microsoft Store are "Signature Edition" devices, sort of like the old "Google Play Edition" program: https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/cat/Signature-Edition-Computers/categoryID.69916600 https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/cat/Signatu... For example, the XPS 15: https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Dell-XPS-15-9550-Signature-Edition-Laptop/productID.326871600 https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Dell-XP...
- cm2187 11y agoI am not sure that buying an Android phone is helping much from a privacy point of view. There is a reason Android is free...
- scholia 11y agoProbably not many people have read (for example) Torproject ... Mission Impossible: Hardening Android for Security and Privacy https://blog.torproject.org/blog/mission-impossible-hardening-android-security-and-privacy https://blog.torproject.org/blog/mission-impossible-hardenin...
- superuser2 11y agoWhy? Surface Book costs more than a Macbook. Windows laptops sell because they're cheap.
- spectralblu 11y agoAn interesting thing I realized on Android while doing some development was that if you install a custom root cert, Android actually persists a notification that says something along the lines of "other people may be able to intercept your communication". Noticed this while I was installing the MITM cert for CharlesProxy.
- Nutomic 11y agoWhich is really annoying if you actually want to import a different CA (like CAcert.org).