On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 06:24:52PM -0400, Austin Denyer wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Jun 2006 15:44:24 -0600, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > As excellently as Thinkpads have served for me in the past, I've always
> > had a fondness for the things. Lately that has been wavering a little,
> > as I've seen some of what Lenovo is doing with the line and begun to
> > worry about where this will lead in the future. This announcement
> > pretty much seals the deal: they're likely to lose a customer in me, and
> > in anyone that takes my advice for portable Linux computing (which is
> > probably more than the average for people who give advice to friends
> > when they're in the market for laptops).
>
> It's a shame, because the Lenovos are great for Linux compatibility.
> One of my colleagues has one, and EVERYTHING works under Linux!
They're still using a lot of IBM technology. I'm sure that'll change,
with the current direction they're heading, as more and more stuff gets
replaced over time under the new management.
-- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] "Real ugliness is not harsh-looking syntax, but having to build programs out of the wrong concepts." - Paul Graham
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