AlmightySnoo 🐢🇮🇱🇺🇦@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoWorld’s biggest PC vendor [Lenovo] takes first step that could establish Android as Windows biggest rival ever — and eliminate Google ChromeOS at the same timewww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down138cross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
arrow-up1192arrow-down1external-linkWorld’s biggest PC vendor [Lenovo] takes first step that could establish Android as Windows biggest rival ever — and eliminate Google ChromeOS at the same timewww.techradar.comAlmightySnoo 🐢🇮🇱🇺🇦@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square79fedilinkcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
minus-squareEl Barto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down2·9 months agoLenovo? The spying hardware company? No thanks.
minus-squarewahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·9 months agoMan, I thought you had them confused with some other company, then I looked them up on Wikipedia. That’s some shady stuff they’ve been up to.
minus-squaretrippingonthewire@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoWait what, weren’t the thinkpads supposed to go hand and hand with Linux, what do you mean?
minus-squareSir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 months agoThe older Thinkpads do. The newer ones are just money-grabbing chinesium.
minus-squarefatboy93@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoIirc, the business line (ThinkPads) were not affected by these, but who knows. But yes, my oldest laptop is a ThinkPad and I love it very dearly!
minus-squarePeterPoopshit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-29 months agoRemember, everyone: companies work hard to prevent “unauthorized access” to their devices. This does not mean no one can get into your stuff. It means no one can get into your stuff without paying the manufacturer money first.
Lenovo? The spying hardware company? No thanks.
Man, I thought you had them confused with some other company, then I looked them up on Wikipedia. That’s some shady stuff they’ve been up to.
Wait what, weren’t the thinkpads supposed to go hand and hand with Linux, what do you mean?
The older Thinkpads do. The newer ones are just money-grabbing chinesium.
Iirc, the business line (ThinkPads) were not affected by these, but who knows.
But yes, my oldest laptop is a ThinkPad and I love it very dearly!
Remember, everyone: companies work hard to prevent “unauthorized access” to their devices. This does not mean no one can get into your stuff. It means no one can get into your stuff without paying the manufacturer money first.