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Wonder what crapware they managed to preload that may be even more difficult to remove on Linux than on Windows without the nuclear option.
by delfinom 7y ago
Wonder what crapware they managed to preload that may be even more difficult to remove on Linux than on Windows without the nuclear option.
- tharne 7y agoI don't know why you're getting downvoted here. This is a very valid concern given Lenovo's history.
- mindcrime 7y agoProbably none. In my experience (and I was a Lenovo employee until very recently) most - if not all - of the Lenovo employees understand that SuperFish / etc. were a huge mistake, and are very diligent about not doing anything that could be perceived as going down a similar path again. Of course it's a big company and there may be somebody hidden away in some corner planning "SuperFish 2.0", but the people I interacted with with were all pretty committed to not engaging in those kinds of behaviors. Take that FWIW. Disclosure: I was with Lenovo until recently, and I still have friends who work there, but I have no financial stake of any sort in this discussion.
- yoloClin 7y agoThe positives is that official support means linux/whatever distribution the vendor has chosen is nearly guaranteed to work on the host and pushes for component manufacturers to support Linux if they want to end up in Lenovo workstations. Both are issues which at one point made Linux a difficult option in the past, particularly with vendor built PCs. If you've ever trusted a vendor install from any manufacturer you've made a bad decision. Lenovo is just the one that got caught doing something silly.