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It's about boycotting companies that are eagerly cooperating with the government to spy on hundreds of millions of innocent Americans. Chromebook Pixel is made
by hellcow 13y ago
It's about boycotting companies that are eagerly cooperating with the government to spy on hundreds of millions of innocent Americans.
Chromebook Pixel is made by Google—again, PRISM.
- DanBC 13y agoYes yes, I know it's about boycotting those companies. Accepting the fact that someone only cares about PRISM and similar government spying: All companies are involved. You can claim the OS money back, sometimes. I don't know if anyone ever actually did that, or if it's still something that people can do. So, even if the machine has a bad OS pre-installed you can remove it and reclaim the money. OR there are a few hardware makers who sell machines with Linux pre-installed. But, assuming the boycott is strong: What if those hardware makers also sell to governments? Do you add those makers to the boycott? And, once you have the hardware: Where do you get Internet connectivity from? Because all those companies are happy to roll over and give the government data.