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It was common knowledge in my circles back at the time of the acquisition, but that's been 20+ years ago now. I try to bring attention to it whenever I'm asked
by EvanAnderson 8mo ago
It was common knowledge in my circles back at the time of the acquisition, but that's been 20+ years ago now. I try to bring attention to it whenever I'm asked about using Lenovo gear.
- throw5t43e2 8mo agoI’m pretty sure OP is being sarcastic. The companies I have worked for in the past have always sworn by Thinkpads. I don’t care who owns them Thinkpads are amazing.
- maxloh 8mo agoI can only supply you with facts. Trust could be an emotional word after all. Using a device manufactured by an adversary-owned entity defeats the sole purpose of MDM. Your data isn't safe within an OS compiled by a Chinese company that "originated as an offshoot of a state-owned research institute." [1] There are so many layers where a backdoor could be hidden within the stack. I don't think Big Techs or any companies that take data security seriously would accept such a device. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo
- tazjin 8mo agoOkay, so which hardware are you buying that isn't using any Chinese components?) I don't think the empire can make this kind of hardware from scratch without China at the moment.
- moffkalast 8mo agoChina makes excellent hardware, that's not really the core issue with this.