Re:Ask HN: Laptop for Linux Software Development
by csense on Thursday November 29, 2012 @04:17PM
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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].
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