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> I still don't get why it didn't hurt them more in the enterprise space (read: why large companies didn't institute a strict "no lenovo" policy for a couple ye
by jldugger 8y ago
> I still don't get why it didn't hurt them more in the enterprise space (read: why large companies didn't institute a strict "no lenovo" policy for a couple years). That would have been way more effective than fines.
Using vendor OS images is a rookie mistake in the first place.
- na85 8y agoWasn't their shitty bios rewriting parts of windows? Vanilla OS images won't save you there.
- opencl 8y agoYes, Windows has a feature called Microsoft Windows Platform Binary Table that allows the OEM to embed any executable file they want into the UEFI image which is then automatically run on every boot. Extremely terrifying backdoor mechanism.
- Spivak 8y agoNot half as scary as Apple's DEP program. Pretty much everyone is moving this way because it's super convenient for admins -- devices arrive out of the box working and configured. Google has "Zero Touch", Samsung as their Knox program.
- pknomad 8y agoI don’t understand about your point about Apple DEP. could you clarify? It’s predominantly used on company-owned laptops and requires an Apple company account or developer license to work. I haven’t seen it used for consumer computers.
- LiterallyDoge 8y agoApple seems interested in keeping things fairly secure, is this a theoretical fear or an exploit I've never heard of?