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On 24/08/15 19:48, Simon Avery wrote: > On 24 August 2015 at 19:14, Martijn Grooten <martijn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:martijn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > Very good post. > Yes, badapple does have his moments. :) Thank you kind sirs... > Looking at this as a trend over many years, it's created a lot more than > just two insecurities through a desire to sell the consumer to third > parties in this way. Not just introducing new software to users by being > paid as you describe, but by data mining, information-leaking, spyware > of many types. > > Lenovo have merely used a new vector for an old business practice here, > but they have done so at significant cost. > > Trust in this manufacturer, which was bought largely with the purchase > of the Thinkpad line, has been eroded with gradually falling quality of > this once bomb-proof laptop (watered down for price resulting in flimsy > and low quality entry level models). > > Another once lucrative line for Lenovo is of course the corporate > sector. I can't imagine many of the major buyers of thousands of items > at a time looking at these revelations with any please. I suspect HP and > Dell will show a small upturn in this market shortly. For more related Lenovo budget stupidity, see also the "Novo button". You really couldn't make this stuff up. Toodles -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq