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Was just about to purchase a lenovo... although I would have wiped it and installed linux immediately this has caused me to look elsewhere. when will companies
by jamesmcq24 12y ago
Was just about to purchase a lenovo... although I would have wiped it and installed linux immediately this has caused me to look elsewhere. when will companies learn this kind of behavior is toxic to their business?
- Untit1ed 12y agoUnfortunately a very small proportion of potential customers are going to hear or care about this... it's about as toxic to their business as stepping in some stinging nettles is toxic to me.
- jamesmcq24 12y agounfortunately you're completely correct.
- eikenberry 12y agoUnfortunately they have no competition in terms of a quality laptop to run Linux on. None of the competition offers similar features as my current x230 or the x250 I'm probably going to pick up later this year. If you could recommend a replacement that has a good keyboard, trackpoint, 12+ hours of real battery life, i7, etc. I'd be happy to hear about it.
- EpicEng 12y agoI don't know; if this gets into the news cycle (which it should), I think it will be a huge problem for lenovo. The people buying one of these to run Linux likely already understand the implications and are reading about it now. The rest of the consumer base need only hear "someone can intercept your banking password" and they will take notice. There has been an uptick in computer security related news stories lately. I think the tide may be changing, albeit slowly.