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Poll: will you buy Lenovo after the Superfish incident?

I woke this morning and read numerous stories about Lenovo and Superfish from various sources. My gut reaction is that this is a step too far and I would not be buying or recommending Lenovo again, at any grade/level. I have always zapped the factory install, so I would not have been affected, so my circumstances are somewhat mitigated. I am currently unsure as to how to proceed. I've read some excellent arguments today on both sides of the fence, which has got me thinking further but has made the decision less clear cut than it was.

Crunch time: will you buy Lenovo after the Superfish has died down and faded away?

I have no axe to grind, no affiliation to declare, and it's something that's been playing on my mind all day. Thank you in advance.

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Poll

Yes, I will buy Lenovo in future 1 vote
No, I will not buy Lenovo in future 5 votes
Other (in comments) 0 votes
Re:Poll: will you buy Lenovo after the Superfish incident? by neosilky on Thursday February 19, 2015 @01:46PM (#9075974)
It's a shame because I bought a Lenovo laptop about half a year ago - I love it!

I wiped the preinstalled version of Windows so I'm free of this issue. I'd love to install Linux on it but wireless doesn't work in any of the distributions I have tried.

Re:Poll: will you buy Lenovo after the Superfish incident? by johnatwork on Thursday February 19, 2015 @01:48PM (#9075994)
I was hoping to make the switch from my MacBook Pro just to keep things fresh later this year, but I guess I'll hold on to it a bit longer.
Re:Poll: will you buy Lenovo after the Superfish incident? by jgeorge on Friday February 20, 2015 @10:36AM (#9080814)
No, but I wasn't planning to before all this anyway, so it's not that this issue has swayed my decision any.