Comments on: Inevitable http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/ Random thoughts Wed, 04 May 2011 03:13:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wouter Bolsterlee http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Wouter Bolsterlee Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/#comment-174 The helpdesk people at IBM/Lenovo told me it's no problem to keep the hard drive safely at your own home if you have to send in your machine for repair... I'm really sorry for your data loss. The helpdesk people at IBM/Lenovo told me it’s no problem to keep the hard drive safely at your own home if you have to send in your machine for repair… I’m really sorry for your data loss.

]]> By: Arne http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Arne Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/#comment-175 What was it with the screen? Could it possibly be that the backlight started to flicker? On a Macbook? What was it with the screen? Could it possibly be that the backlight started to flicker? On a Macbook?

]]> By: uwog http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-176 uwog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/#comment-176 wtf?! I'd sue them, seriously. The time spent on lost work is expensive. wtf?! I’d sue them, seriously. The time spent on lost work is expensive.

]]> By: Ronald S. Bultje http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Ronald S. Bultje Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/#comment-177 The screen was garbled, colors messed up, like a 16-color dithering output. I don't think it was backlight-related.<p/>To sue anyone is barely an option, since my data will never come back. It's lost. It took me a good minute to realize that before I accepted the "repaired" laptop from the support guy. The screen was garbled, colors messed up, like a 16-color dithering output. I don’t think it was backlight-related.

To sue anyone is barely an option, since my data will never come back. It’s lost. It took me a good minute to realize that before I accepted the “repaired” laptop from the support guy.

]]> By: Colin Walters http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Colin Walters Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/#comment-178 This is pretty much standard among laptop vendors as far as I can tell; and honestly I can't really blame them. Think about how many times someone sends in a laptop saying "it doesn't work" but really it's infected with some windows spyware.<p/>Gateway made it abundantly clear that if you send in the laptop with a hard drive, it will be wiped. I think Apple did too. If Lenovo didn't you should complain.<p/> This is pretty much standard among laptop vendors as far as I can tell; and honestly I can’t really blame them. Think about how many times someone sends in a laptop saying “it doesn’t work” but really it’s infected with some windows spyware.

Gateway made it abundantly clear that if you send in the laptop with a hard drive, it will be wiped. I think Apple did too. If Lenovo didn’t you should complain.

]]> By: Jakub Steiner http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Jakub Steiner Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/#comment-179 I'd probably burst into flames had they done this to me. This is crazy! Hopefully these people aren't into surgery/medicine. I’d probably burst into flames had they done this to me. This is crazy! Hopefully these people aren’t into surgery/medicine.

]]> By: JanC http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-180 JanC Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/#comment-180 Colin: if they want to check whether it's a software problem, they can use a live-CD, or replace the hard disk temporarily by one of their own.<p/>I understand they can't give a guarantee that all data on your disks will survive transport etc., but wiping a disk without any good reason is just plain vandalism. Colin: if they want to check whether it’s a software problem, they can use a live-CD, or replace the hard disk temporarily by one of their own.

I understand they can’t give a guarantee that all data on your disks will survive transport etc., but wiping a disk without any good reason is just plain vandalism.

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rbultje/2007/05/28/inevitable/#comment-181 I second Wouter's comment about IBM/Lenovo: they specifically said that I should feel free to take out and hang onto the drive, for security, privacy, and prevention of this kind of scenario. I second Wouter’s comment about IBM/Lenovo: they specifically said that I should feel free to take out and hang onto the drive, for security, privacy, and prevention of this kind of scenario.

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