The Companies We Don't Like

You may wish to avoid them as well

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bloatware, companies, products, quality, policies

Key Takeaway:
This is our list of companies & websites that Meyer Computer will not use for various reasons including junk products, privacy, security, scams, identity theft & more.

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Intro

This is our list of companies & websites that Meyer Computer will not use for various reasons including junk products, privacy, security, scams, identity theft & more. Some Chinese and Russian companies have been prohibited by the US Government from doing business in the United States. This list is subject to change and will be updated periodically.

Websites & Apps

Each of these has security concerns

• Alibaba.com - China
• AliExpress.com - China
• CapCut - China
• Shein.com - China
• Temu.com - China
• Wish.com - China
• Zoom - Reference Blog Post #91
• TikTok - terms agreement grants TikTok access to the entire device even when not using the app. Any device with TikTok should be considered compromised.

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Manufacturers & Software Companies

• Adobe (subscription products such as Creative Cloud) - The terms agreement grants Adobe use of your creations for AI
• Acer - Low quality
• Acronis - Endless telemetry
• Apevia - Below average quality
• Apple - Horrible policies, over priced, anti right-to-repair
  Reference Blog Post #74
• AsiaHorse - China, quality concerns
• Avast! - Bloatware, Ads
  NOTE: Avast was sued by US Government for user privacy violations
• AVG - Bloatware, Ads
  Reference Blog Post #46
• Broadcom - Anti-Trust lawsuit, Ruined Symantec & VMWare after takeover
• Chuwi - China - Company uses cheaper 5 year old processors and sells them using current 'new' specs by altering firmware.
• DeepCool - China - US Ban
• EaseUS - China (We've had very little luck with data recovery products)
• EKWB - Product quality and customer service issues, failure to pay employees
• HikVision - China
  These security cameras were used in Venezuela and easily hacked by the US to locate and capture President Maduro.
  Even the Chinese government is going after this company for poor security.
• Hisense - China
• HP OMEN (Gaming Computers) - Overpriced, bad reviews, overheating, poor cable management
• Honey (browser plugin) - Stealing commissions from legitimate sellers & class action lawsuit
• Huawei - China - US Ban
• Kaspersky - Russia - US Ban
  Reference Blog Post #46
• McAfee - Bloatware, Ads
  Reference Blog Post #46
• Medion - China/German
• Norton - Bloatware, Ads after acquisition by LifeLock
  Reference Blog Post #46
• Onn. - (Wal-mart store brand) China, Vietnam, poor quality
• Razer (Blade Laptops) - Batteries fail, replacements unavailable, bad keyboards and touchpads are common!
• StarForge Systems - Poor tech support, logo looks like a penis.
• Symantec - Ruined by Broadcom licensing policies
  Reference Blog Post #46
• TCL - China (class action lawsuit for data collection)
• TP-LINK - China - Potential US Ban
• VMWare - Ruined by Broadcom licensing policies
• vSeeBox - Potential legal and ethical implications for pirating streaming content
• ZTE - China - US Ban

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