Re:Linux can’t be installed on a recent Lenovo laptop
by criddell on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @01:06PM
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Does that include your cable company DVR, your PS4, your doorbell, your wifi-enabled refrigerator, your thermostat, and the 50 other devices in your home that contain (or are) computers?
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Re:Linux can’t be installed on a recent Lenovo laptop
by fl0wenol on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @01:34PM
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Personal computers are perceived as the last vestige of this sort of freedom in a consumer product, hence the outrage.
None of those other examples are sold with the intention of the user changing the system in a way unexpected by the vendor.
PCs are supposed to be open-ended, and for this you typically pay more for the hardware capability than a product which serves as a gateway into a walled-garden ecosystem (phones, gaming consoles, etc.)
Re:Linux can’t be installed on a recent Lenovo laptop
by criddell on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @02:09PM
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I guess Lenovo should make it clear if the computer is locked or not and maybe offer an upgrade option to get it unlocked.
Re:Linux can’t be installed on a recent Lenovo laptop
by carapace on Wednesday September 21, 2016 @03:10PM
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Yes, of course. Why wouldn't I include them?
Any cpu in my household is mine (presumably.) I don't care what peripherals it has, it's just a computer.
From my POV all those devices are just computers with various peripherals. I don't see any way in which attaching a specific peripheral changes the universal nature of the cpu.