• CaptObvious@literature.cafe
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    9 months ago

    It’s reasonable to consider whether to trust a company that shipped spyware in the first place. I would have a hard time with that.

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        9 months ago

        Trying to, but credible alternatives just don’t exist. I really want a Linux phone, but battery life and basic features just aren’t there.

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      9 months ago

      It’s more than likely they “borrowed” some other Chinese company’s cloned Windows drive and used it for their install rather than roll their own. Could be they were malicious but coming out and claiming it was an error so quickly doesn’t really push that narrative hard.

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        9 months ago

        If they weren’t the original malicious actor, then their quality control sucks. Either way, they shipped a booby-trapped system. Trusting them again will be hard for a lot of people.

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        9 months ago

        We’re going to agree to disagree about that. Being caught red-handed would trigger an immediate mea culpa if they want to preserve plausible deniability and try again later.