Ask HN: Laptop for Linux Software Development

Re:Ask HN: Laptop for Linux Software Development by diminish on Thursday November 29, 2012 @04:01PM (#4850247)

I am using a 17" Sony Vaio Z series with and SSD and 1920x1080 screen for a long time. Quite happy with everything. Sony laptops work better than expected with Linux, though this is by chance rather than Sony's support. Next I ll check one of the ultrabooks and Dell XPS Sputnik

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Re:Ask HN: Laptop for Linux Software Development by csense on Thursday November 29, 2012 @04:17PM (#4850330)

Sony is evil. Avoid buying their products if you value your independence.

They might put rootkits on your machine. In fact, they've already done it to others [1].

They might reach out through the cloud and revoke your ability to run Linux on hardware after you've bought it. After all, they've already done it to others [2].

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_rootkit

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OtherOS

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Re:Ask HN: Laptop for Linux Software Development by shrughes on Thursday November 29, 2012 @05:05PM (#4850546)

I bought a Sony laptop and it hasn't hurt my independence. You're not saying things that make sense.

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