We might actually boycott them better by buying American brands which have most
of their components made in Asia.
This is a guess. I don’t know. But it’s certainly possible. The hardware always leads you back to the software.
Hardware is a one off payment with a fairly small profit margin. The software is increasingly subscription model and that’s where the money is. Mostly American. And if it’s not it’s running on American virtual hosting.
Posted By: Legacy Fan on January 27th 2026 at 23:11:12
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- nbttt #eleventy thousand ninety hundred and fifteen. what's the wrathlaptop of the month? (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 27, 13:46:39
- Are you sure you haven't turned the track pad off by mistake? (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jan 27, 14:40:14
- def not that as the fault is intermittent (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 27, 14:54:43
- Can you not use an exteranl mouse... I hate touchpads so have a wireless mice. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jan 27, 16:20:26
- 👍 (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jan 27, 15:17:49
- Easy fix for sticky touchpads (General Chat) - Old Git, Jan 27, 15:05:46
- or just stop spilling fluid onto it! (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jan 27, 15:10:57
- thanks for the tip, the cooker hood filters are due a stint in the dishwasher soon (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 27, 15:09:39
- have you considered running Linux on a laptop (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 27, 14:59:40
- dunno what on earth a linux is gobb (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 27, 15:16:28
- def not that as the fault is intermittent (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 27, 14:54:43
- Just made the switch to Macbook from PC (General Chat) - inutero, Jan 27, 14:05:53
- cheers all, that problem is now history. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 27, 14:12:31
- Skynet, sooner than expected? (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jan 27, 14:05:36
- Boycotting American? (General Chat) - APB, Jan 27, 13:58:51
- HP Based in Cali but made in Vietnam, China and Mexico. It's all global innit. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jan 27, 16:25:22
- at the end of the day needs must... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 27, 17:40:35
- Well they ya go. Can’t boycott USA without disowning son so fair enough. (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jan 27, 23:03:04
- at the end of the day needs must... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 27, 17:40:35
- It's sadly impossible. (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jan 27, 16:14:27
- Oh, I know this (General Chat) - APB, Jan 27, 18:08:16
- I think my point is that it doesn’t really. (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jan 27, 23:08:39
- We might actually boycott them better by buying American brands which have most (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jan 27, 23:11:12
- I think my point is that it doesn’t really. (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jan 27, 23:08:39
- Oh, I know this (General Chat) - APB, Jan 27, 18:08:16
- no need, problem solved (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 27, 14:11:21
- Copilot = Microsoft and also tries to work its way into anything. (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jan 27, 15:38:42
- HP Based in Cali but made in Vietnam, China and Mexico. It's all global innit. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jan 27, 16:25:22
- if its just the trackpad (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 27, 13:49:54
- time for a new laptop hero (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 27, 13:55:42
- MacBook Air M4 for me (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jan 27, 13:49:17
- MacBook Pro (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jan 27, 13:47:45
- Are you sure you haven't turned the track pad off by mistake? (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jan 27, 14:40:14
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