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Re:Lenovo Statement on Superfish by username223 on Thursday February 19, 2015 @03:18PM (#9076695)
Plus, they have no reason to do so, because unlike Lenovo, they make a healthy profit on their hardware. (I believe IBM was in the same position with its ThinkPads back in the day.) In contrast, the bargain PC laptop makers have little or no profit margin on the hardware itself, so they're always looking for other ways to eke out a bit more money.

This is why I'm willing to pay a bit more for things I rely upon and care about. If you were a climber, would you try to save a buck by using an off-brand, bargain rope?

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Re:Lenovo Statement on Superfish by Alupis on Thursday February 19, 2015 @04:00PM (#9077016)
Lenovo isn't a "bargin PC laptop maker"... the Thinkpad series are some of the most highly regarded laptops in the industry...

And to that extent, just because you paid more for an aluminum case with exactly the same internal components doesn't somehow make it seriously better... Macbook Air's for example have notorious overheating issues that kill the laptop...

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Re:Lenovo Statement on Superfish by username223 on Saturday February 21, 2015 @08:56PM (#9087856)
You kind of missed my point. Lenovo only put the spyware on their bargain laptops, not ThinkPads. ThinkPads and MacBooks may have unintended hardware bugs, but since they already make a profit, they're less likely to have intended crapware.
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