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Re:Lenovo shipping new laptops that only boot Windows by def... by megous on Friday July 08, 2022 @07:08AM (#32025580)
It's the same company that prevents you from using whatever HDD you like or swapping out a wifi card in your laptop, a company with a constant itch to preinstall spyware/adware, etc. Limiting your choice in other ways is clearly not out of question.
Re:Lenovo shipping new laptops that only boot Windows by def... by prmoustache on Friday July 08, 2022 @07:34AM (#32025770)
Is it? I replaced the nvme drive on my thinkpad with one from a different brand and it worked straight away.

I tend to see them as the easiest path when looking for a good opensource OS compatibility as many Linux and BSD devs are using them.

Re:Lenovo shipping new laptops that only boot Windows by def... by megous on Sunday July 10, 2022 @07:01AM (#32043581)
Yes, you can't even continue booting, unless you insert an approved WiFi card.