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Sapiosenses: > Google did that primarily to take over their patent portfolio, and then after 2 years flipped it again to Lenovo, less most of the Motorola patents Google wanted from it. > > Lenovo IMHO is one of the better Chinese electronic companies in terms of ethics. This sort of reminds me of people who say that Apple is not to blame for manufacturer exploitation because technically, they use a third party. Oh, Apple knows EXACTLY what is going on. As for Lenovo…oh my. Lenovo is on boycott lists as they too deal with regimes who mass murder. As for security of their devices, look up ‘superfish’ among other things. And this gem, “I do honestly question why you wouldn’t want Privacy.” It depends, who is giving you privacy? If Lord Vader offers it, what could possibly go wrong? Companies that deal with mass murdering regimes will not blink at nixing your privacy. But do what you wish. As for Graphene, I am in support of attempts to offer alternative mobile ecosystems. If they succeed or fail is another matter. I just caution who you do business with. Manufacturing is one good area to be concerned.