#0036 Companies We Don't Like
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 of these companies have been prohibited by the US Government from doing business in the United States. This list will be updated as necessary.
Websites & Apps
- Alibaba.com - China
- AliExpress.com - China
- CapCut - China
- Shein.com - China
- Temu.com - China
- TikTok - China - Potential US Ban, terms agreement grants TikTok access to the entire device even when not using the app. Any device with TikTok should be considered comprimised.
- Wish.com - China
- Zoom - Weak security
- Adobe (subscription products) - 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
- AsiaHorse - China
- Avast! - Bloatware, Ads
NOTE: Avast was sued by US Government for user privacy violations - AVG - Bloatware, Ads
- Broadcom - Anti-Trust lawsuit, Ruined Symantec & VMWare after takeover
- 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
- 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
- McAfee - Bloatware, Ads
- Medion - China/German
- Norton - Bloatware, Ads after acquisition by LifeLock
- Onn. - (Wal-mart store brand) China, Vietnam
- Razer (Blade Laptops) - Batteries fail, replacements unavailable, bad keyboards and touchpads are common!
- Symantec - Ruined by Broadcom licensing policies
- TCL - China
- 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
