Re:Linux can’t be installed on a recent Lenovo laptop
by voltagex_ on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @03:28AM
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Yes, but has anyone verified that? The person posting it even said they've booted a Linux installer - if it was "locked" at firmware level you wouldn't even be able to do that.
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Re:Linux can’t be installed on a recent Lenovo laptop
by tremon on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @04:56AM
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What needs to be verified, and by whom? Right now we have one assertion, from a person claiming to be a Lenovo representative (an "expert" even), on a Lenovo-hosted forum.
It is not up to the rest of the world to divine meaning from Lenovo's PR policy. If they are happy to allow nitwits to make public statements like that, they should be fully prepared to handle the fallout.
Re:Linux can’t be installed on a recent Lenovo laptop
by houseofzeus on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @12:13PM
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The screenshot that particular quote comes from appears to be from a Best Buy review section not a Lenovo hosted site, so it's unclear whether the Lenovo Product Expert is even a Lenovo employee or just the Best Buy droid assigned to answering Qs for Lenovo products.