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Are PC Hardware Companies Slowly Driving Technology into Restricted Closed Ecosystems?
(www.scottrlarson.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
I'd make an argument for the opposite if we're talking about the general field. The major OEMs are going head first into enshittification, while other companies are building for more open ecosystems.
For anyone looking for a list of manufacturers intentionally trying to make their hardware more compatible with open ecosystems:
I'm sure there are others, but these are the ones that are deliberately building intentionally FOR mass compatibility, unlike HP, Dell, Lenovo, ASUS...etc.
This is not to say there aren't some models from the major manufacturer product lines that aren't widely compatible, but their main focus is not those products.
I can say I'll never buy another lenovo product again.
My laptop is, of course, broken at both hinges due to ridiculously thin and cheap plastic.
This is inexcusable and only exists to make a few rich people a bit richer.
Very sad to see the downfall of a once great brand... old Lenovos will easily outlast any new Lenovo.
Well, the rootkits were the last straw for me, a decade ago. Used to buy Lenovo religiously.