Reply to post: Re: They shot themselves in the head (@Shadow Systems)

So long, Lenovo, and no thanks for all the super-creepy Superfish

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Re: They shot themselves in the head (@Shadow Systems)

people doing the buying have the power to say "Loo, that program is crap. Don't include it or we'll take this purchase order somewhere else."

Not all business grade computers are purchased by big quangos, and I'd dare to say that not even a majority of them are. Disclaimer: I don't know if they're actually adding crapware to systems sold to small/middle sized companies, as I haven't purchased or advised to purchase any Lenovo kit since the infamous brouhaha with the bubbling capacitors in the nineties.

And yes, Microsoft 'should' forbid the installation of crapware in systems sold with Windows pre-installed, but I somehow doubt they will do that. Instead they seem likely to add their own layer of crapware and force it down the user's throat, the same they tried to do with Win8 and they'll apparently do with Win10.

Fuck'em both with a shovel!.

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