[ltp] Re: IBM/Lenovo policy on Linux ThinkPad support, vs. competition

[Nate Bargmann]

* Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br> [2006 Oct 12 21:28 -0500]:

> If I could bug someone at IBM about one single firmware bug, the fan noise
> one *would* be it.

Why should IBM care?  They don't do Thinkpads anymore.  They sold that
to Lenovo a couple of years back.

Sadly, Lenovo's policy seems to be the same as the other low-budget
offerings--make it "good enough" to sell and then forget about it once
the next model comes out.  So long as it works with the "recommended"
OS, their job is done.

I had a T-42 a year ago that was essentially flawless.  I think that
was the last IBM designed and built model.

- Nate >>

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