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Lenovo Saying Goodbye To Bloatware
An anonymous reader writes: "Lenovo today announced that it has had enough of bloatware. The world's largest PC vendor says that by the time Windows 10 comes out, it will get rid of bloatware from its computer lineups. The announcement comes a week after the company was caught for shipping Superfish adware with its computers. The Chinese PC manufacturer has since released a public apology, Superfish removal tool, and instructions to help out users. At the sidelines, the company also announced that it is giving away 6-month free subscription to McAfee LiveSafe for all Superfish-affected users.
More superfish?
I don't understand why people call it "bloatware". This helpful software does many useful things for the user. It essentially subsidizes your $1000 computer into a more affordable $500 or so machine!
The manufacturer gets money for the installation, and you get helpful software that reduces your costs!
What would people do without search aggregators, browser toolbars, download accelerators, etc?
Maybe people should pay the full cost of the software that comes on their machines. Suddenly your "bargain" $350 "bloats" up to a $700. How about paying the full cost for Windows? How about paying the full cost for say hotmail access?
Software isn't , and shouldn't always be "free".
There should be an option for a "bloat" free computer, with the user paying the full cost for software.
I mean, really...Windows 8.1 needs how much memory again? 2 gb for 64 bit? Wow...that's bloat.
Have you read my blog lately?
CEO: This Superfish incident has put our credibility in the toilet. Even corporate customers are looking askance at us now, and we didn't put it on their computers. Suggestions?
Executive 1: Lay low until it blows over.
Executive 2: Hire a new PR firm.
Executive 3: Start a social media campaign.
Genius executive: Maybe we should promise not to do stuff like that anymore.
Post may contain irony: discontinue use if experiencing mood swings, nausea or elevated blood pressure.
all my posts were removed from their forum, because, well, they were incriminating to Lenova (and just nasty). So I will unload here.
FUCK LENOVA!!!!
They took a great brand, IBM thinkpad, and ran it in to the ground.
I have an old T21, that is looking so good on the shelf because I am pretty certain (within reason) that it is secure. One of the first, and only computers, designed for Linux/Unix, takes abuse I can not even imagine, and everything WORKS with no tricks or marking bullshit.
Lenova owes me, a LINUX USER, a refund on my complete windows license. Full stop. Do not pass go. do not fucking waist my time with your VIRUS infected copy of windows. I did not want it, but you infected my computer and compromised my ability to use your computer by forcing it on me.
I bought two lenova computers, one thinkpad line, one flex line. I will never, ever, pull either computer out in front of client again, just because of the PR. My clients expect high data security. The conversation alone, will cost me more than I paid for those computers.
I luckily only kept a windows partition on the thinkpad (just in case there was some emergency), but have only started it once. I had the good sense, to wipe, completely, without even starting the windows on the FLEX consumer system (looked like windows and lenova partitions shit all over my hard drive).
The reputation of the fuck up still impacts my ability to use my LENOVA notebooks in my day to day business, in spite of using linux on every computer in my company (I even block network connections from windows computers). It takes one client to recoil or hesitate at the sight of a Lenova laptop in a meeting, to fuck me.
Shit, if the drivers worked, I would not even be using linux on those computers. I would be using some form of BSD. So, the brand alone, is now banned from my network, and definitely will never be purchases again.
Meanwhile, I wait eagerly for the class action law suits to sort out which one is going to be the prime class action law suit.