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[Superfish]Lenovo pre-installs adware on its systems

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Ubiquitin, Feb 20, 2015.

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  1. Ubiquitin

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    #1 Ubiquitin, Feb 20, 2015
  2. Pizza_Da_Hut

    Pizza_Da_Hut I put on pants for this?

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    Honestly, this is why I love buying stuff from MS directly. Even if it's a Lenovo product MS will go on and remove bloatware. Personally, I was debating between a Surface Pro and a Yoga, I'm so glad I went with the Surface.
     
    #2 Pizza_Da_Hut, Feb 20, 2015
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    Surface pro 3? Do you use PhotoShop?
     
    #3 Felixthecat, Feb 20, 2015
  4. Mr. Brightside

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    Don't really see a problem with this. Tailored ads add value to the end user experience. Facebook does the same. No one complains about them.
     
    #4 Mr. Brightside, Feb 20, 2015
  5. Ubiquitin

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    This is not just inserting advertisements. It also installs a security certificate which allows for man in the middle attacks. It's a security threat.
     
    #5 Ubiquitin, Feb 20, 2015
  6. AroundTheWorld

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    Thanks for the heads up. I used to be an IBM/Lenovo guy for many years, but have been firmly in the Mac camp for years now.
     
    #6 AroundTheWorld, Feb 20, 2015
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    Last Thinkpad was the X301. FU Lenovo.
     
    #7 Bandwagoner, Feb 20, 2015
  8. Pizza_Da_Hut

    Pizza_Da_Hut I put on pants for this?

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    I live off of Photoshop and illustrator. It runs like a dream on the SP3.
     
    #8 Pizza_Da_Hut, Feb 20, 2015
  9. Mr. Clutch

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    That's a Lenono
     
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    Thanks, I'm buying one soon. Also want to run autoCAD on it.
     
    #10 Felixthecat, Feb 20, 2015
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    + TP-Link routers and Xiaomi phones... Kind of wary of Chinese tech products.
     
    #11 hooroo, Feb 20, 2015
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    I run AutoCAD LT on my Surface Pro 3 and have no problems with it at all.
     
    #12 leroy, Feb 21, 2015
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