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You forgot the last part: OEM: Profit

• agumonkey 7y ago
  it's almost a psychology experiment where brands con you just enough and let you absorb the pain long enough that they forgot and start browsing for a new machine, repeating the cycle
  • mro_master 7y ago
    But then the engineer in you says "I'll objectively choose the best hardware", and you end up with another lenovo. I really think it is the Windows Wizard Warriors that complain about bloatware, I always wipe it and start with a fresh install.
    • bayareanative 7y ago
      I don't use Windows, but Lenovos ship without any bloatware. Vanilla Windows plus their drivers. That's it.
      • agumonkey 7y ago
        They used to have malware/rootkits class programs preinstalled not long ago. Unless you mean thinkpads.
• cryptonector 7y ago
  That doesn't happen in the first case. The second case costs less in terms of engineering and PR/reputation, so there's more profit there.
  • hammock 7y ago
    Tell that to Pixel.