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Re:Don’t buy System76 hardware and expect to get firmware up... by dmead on Saturday May 12, 2018 @10:01PM (#17057014)
I'll pass. I almost bought a system76 several times and at no point was it made obvious these are re-packaged Chinese white label machines.
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Re:Don’t buy System76 hardware and expect to get firmware up... by acct1771 on Sunday May 13, 2018 @07:55PM (#17061712)
Why would the company benefit from making that obvious, in an industry where that behavior is the de facto standard, and their competitors make billions doing just that?
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Re:Don’t buy System76 hardware and expect to get firmware up... by dmead on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @07:00PM (#17078650)
they wouldn't of course, but their competitors aren't doing this.

unless you can point me to the company that actually makes.. say dell's (or whoever's) laptops.

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