Comment by varispeed
9 hours ago
In my opinion, touching anything made by Fujitsu is not ethical.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
9 hours ago
In my opinion, touching anything made by Fujitsu is not ethical.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
The OA was describing the use of a refurbished laptop made by Fujitsu Japan (so 50% owned by Lenovo since 2017). No profit goes to Fujitsu UK (a subsidiary). And the Horizon system has a complex history [1].
But still, perhaps no, simply in solidarity.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon_accounting_system
Yes, Fujitsu did some nasty things, but half the world would have reasons not to do business with the UK.
Plus, the Post Office Scandal had a lot of input from the PO itself and the British legal system.
It was a very British failure overall.
I would say buying used Fujitsu from a third party seller is still better than letting it become e-waste. It's not like Fujitsu is getting any of that money.
This was my first thought as well.