And this is why you don't buy from bad vendors. Lenovo has been on everyone's shitlist for pulling this stuff at least once a year on some product or another. _

And this is why you don't buy from bad vendors. Lenovo has been on everyone's shitlist for pulling this stuff at least once a year on some product or another. _Do not buy Lenovo, or this will happen to you_. I'm hoping the US actually passes European-style warranty and consumer protection laws to force companies to end the practice of adding malware and/or bricking devices and blaming the consumer for it. Until then, hit these companies where it hurts the most: their wallet.