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> Operations the size of Lenovo have a fairly intense vetting process before a product goes to market. How does that go along with a gigantic fuckup like this?

> Operations the size of Lenovo have a fairly intense vetting process before a product goes to market. How does that go along with a gigantic fuckup like this? Ipso facto there was no vetting, otherwise this wouldn't happen. What did they expect, that this wouldn't come out, that this wouldn't damage their brand even further? If it was done out of malice it is still poorly vetted and incompetent malice.

ptaipale 12y ago
Just repeat, “Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.” They probably didn't figure out that anyone would have a problem with this. For them, it's just a cool gimmick to get some money. That it is a gaping security hole which makes about 0.42 % of user population mad, probably never occurred to them. Unfortunately, for the 0.42 % (that is us, reading this site, and people of similar interests) it will be hard going to explain to the next 4.2 % why this is so bad. The remaining approximately 96 % of population will stay largely uninterested.
- radioact1ve 12y ago
  Hopefully we .42 will inform our fellow 4.2ers when they come to us for advice when buying a new laptop/anything Lenovo makes. I don't think it will be so hard to explain it to them. They already know what adware is. Just mention it comes installed ready to track you. Always listening while you're visiting bank.com.
- RaleyField 12y ago
  > Just repeat Yea, read again. I claim that even if there was malice there necessarily was an element of incompetence present in that case as well. > it will be hard going to explain to the next 4.2 % why this is so bad Why? People aren't interested in exact details, that's why they rely on 0.42%. You can illustrate the magnitudes of moronity required to design some of their products and lack of respect for security by explaining that they approach those that are needed to drive a car which has chainsaw strapped on its steering wheel. This isn't mere buffer-overflows due to bad coding, these are comatose levels of stupidity.

ptaipale 12y ago

Just repeat, “Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence.” They probably didn't figure out that anyone would have a problem with this. For them, it's just a cool gimmick to get some money. That it is a gaping security hole which makes about 0.42 % of user population mad, probably never occurred to them. Unfortunately, for the 0.42 % (that is us, reading this site, and people of similar interests) it will be hard going to explain to the next 4.2 % why this is so bad. The remaining approximately 96 % of population will stay largely uninterested.

radioact1ve 12y ago
Hopefully we .42 will inform our fellow 4.2ers when they come to us for advice when buying a new laptop/anything Lenovo makes. I don't think it will be so hard to explain it to them. They already know what adware is. Just mention it comes installed ready to track you. Always listening while you're visiting bank.com.
RaleyField 12y ago
> Just repeat Yea, read again. I claim that even if there was malice there necessarily was an element of incompetence present in that case as well. > it will be hard going to explain to the next 4.2 % why this is so bad Why? People aren't interested in exact details, that's why they rely on 0.42%. You can illustrate the magnitudes of moronity required to design some of their products and lack of respect for security by explaining that they approach those that are needed to drive a car which has chainsaw strapped on its steering wheel. This isn't mere buffer-overflows due to bad coding, these are comatose levels of stupidity.