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Lenovo Banned by U.S. State Department
chrplace writes "The BBC is reporting that the Chinese-made Lenovo PCs are not allowed inside secure US networks." From the article: "Assistant Secretary of State Richard Griffin said the department would also alter its procurement process to ensure US information security was guaranteed. His comments came after Rep Frank Wolf expressed national security concerns. The company Lenovo insisted such concerns were unwarranted and said the computers posed no security risk."
Why would anyone buy from electronics from the Chinese?!?
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After the interview, Secretary of State Richard Griffin proceded to log on with his blank-password account on his spyware infested Windows PC...
I heard they make their motherboards out of enriched uranium.
Does this mean that they WON'T be outsourcing their network management to India?
It started to sing the Internationale so I took it back to store.
I suppose next they're going to ban chinese take-out as well.
Chinese food may lead to Maoism. Protect yourself and your family with Freedom fries and toast!!! The American thing to do.
I eat Karma for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That's why I don't have any.
[NSA Agent 2] AUUUUGH!
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!
The only pc's who don't have electronics "made in China" are part of musea colections.
I haven't seen such a dramatic knee jerk reaction since I saw a marionette being controlled by a sufferer of Parkinson's Disease.
It's worse than that. Do you realise that the Chinese security forces monitor all international calls out of China. Evil or what?
Don't put off until tomorrow what you can leave until the day after.
Political clout!? Surely sir you jest! /sarcasm
If only there were some way he could spin this so he was also saving children wrapped in American flags from burning buildings. Won't someone please think of the children?
Coding with assembly is like playing with Legos. Coding an application in assembly is like building a car with Legos.
I know it'd never happen in a million years, but wouldn't it be absolutely hilarious if the Chinese company was so upset by the American politics involved that they decided to stop doing business with us?
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No, but I do imagine them buying their supplies at RadioShack.
Is your terror cell living in terror? Is your safe-house not so safe? If so, read the New York Times, the jihad journal.
Are you Japanese ?
for the last time people, I am "frodo from middle eaRTH", not "middle eaST".
I guess it's time to rethink that mantra.
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