Lenovo/Superfish Lawsuit Settled

plat

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The class action lawsuit levied against Lenovo and Superfish for the Visual Discovery adware has long since been settled. With roughly 800,000 laptops sold between September 2014 and February 2015 having been affected and therefore qualifying for a claim estimated at up to $40. While claims can go higher with proof, the majority of claimants will likely pick the easy option. That said, a rumor from Media Post is now stating users may be eligible for up to $55 thanks in part to fewer people coming forward than initially expected. This is likely not true as the settlement came out January 11th. Even so, this new rumor gaining traction at least serves as a good reminder that if you haven't done so and you have a system that qualifies (listed after the break) you can go here and submit a claim. All claimants have until March 25th, 2019 to file there claim.
 

Brie

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i have a lenovo desktop. it had a bad installation of windows. i took it to 3 different repairmen.

the usb ports, sometimes don't work. i will not buy another lenovo. :(
 
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plat

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Yep, this Superfish scandal reminded me of when my good little workstation died of motherboard failure, it was only three years old. It also had a defect and Lenovo wanted me to pay UPS something like 150.00 to send it to their Kentucky facility. No...just no. So, I'm with you, Brie, no more Lenovo.
 
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