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August 12, 2015 01:12 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/fD379CBA-NM/lenovo-preloaded-laptops-with.html
Lenovo preloaded laptops with reformat-resistant perpetual crapware
The company abused the Windows installer's anti-theft mechanism, which reads the firmware for executables at install-time, embedding a ton of crappy, insecure shovelware that would be added to your computer every time you reinstalled the OS. Read the rest
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/fD379CBA-NM/lenovo-preloaded-laptops-with.html
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