Re:Introducing Surface Book 2
by wlesieutre on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @12:50AM
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>I also know that if I wasn't happy with the installation, I could download Windows 10 from Microsoft and do a clean installation.
You’d think so. It turns out not though.
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150812/11395231925/lenov...
Great point!
Luckily I didn't buy any of the models that included that feature (and none of them were ThinkPads) or I would have had to run Lenovo's LSE Windows Disabler Tool from https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/gb/en/downloads/ds104370
Either way, the potential for damage wasn't that obvious: it could have happened to any company. (Employees often make commercial decisions without understanding the technical ramifications.)
Also, Superfish said it wasn't its fault: it blamed Komodo's tool. This amounts to a similar type of buck-passing.
I've bought a couple of Lenovo machines since Superfish, mainly because they were fantastic value for money. I also know that if I wasn't happy with the installation, I could download Windows 10 from Microsoft and do a clean installation.