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		krylon on Nov 29, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lenovo to pay $7.3M for installing adware in lapto... > I suspect the scandal has made companies aware that this is a bad idea. I kind of wonder how many people were like, "pre-install adware on PCs? Why didn't I think of that?!?"

scarface74 on Nov 29, 2018 | [–]

Preinstalled crapware for Windows based PCs has been the norm since I can remember - along with physical crapware stickers.

When I buy PCs, I only buy either the business line from Dell or from the MS store.

SmellyGeekBoy on Nov 29, 2018 | [–]

Hasn't this kind of thing been going on for years though?

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