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Linux laptop maker called me a Zombie by todsacerdoti

Linux laptop maker called me a Zombie by todsacerdoti

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  • Post Author
    theandrewbailey
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 3:40 am

    I think it would be simpler for them to say that they won't ship anywhere, you can't access their website with anything, or want to do business with anyone.

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    999900000999
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 4:28 am

    This was funny.

    The vast majority of Windows laptops will run Linux just fine, and are significantly cheaper.

    All the small volume manufacturers have issues. Just install Pop OS on a think pad and keep going

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    benatkin
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 4:52 am

    These petty insults are unbecoming for a vendor of GNU/Linux systems.

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    plagiarist
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 4:52 am

    This is hilarious. How are they making any money whatsoever? They're proven to be utterly unhinged and there's still at least 3/4 the page remaining to scroll full of petty tantrums.

  • Post Author
    unsnap_biceps
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 4:59 am

    Their logo breakdown is also unintentionally hilariously pretentious https://www.malibal.com/features/about-us/

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    elorm
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 5:02 am

    I’ve never heard of Malibal before this and now I’m sorely tempted to do some sort of business with them in order to get the entirety of my state banned too. The vendor obviously has an ego eight sizes larger than their market capacity.

    This was such a fun late night read and kudos to the tuber for placing italy at risk as well. It was totally worth it.

  • Post Author
    fuzzythinker
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 5:33 am
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    not_your_vase
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 5:46 am

    I remember just a few months ago the same company rage-banned sales from a bunch of states due to some bad experience with coreboot consultants from that area…

    They are kind of building a name for themselves.

    On the other hand, when I pay for someone to say a single sentence, that sentence isn't said but I still get an invoice, I might consider "zombie" to be a kind way of calling people. You had only one job…

  • Post Author
    mikhael
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 6:26 am

    > Our commitment? To tirelessly support our customers—zombie, ghost, or otherwise—while maintaining a level of integrity befitting the smallest scandal possible. After all, the abyss awaits us all… but here at MALIBAL, we’ll send you there with a smile.

  • Post Author
    elphinstone
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 6:40 am

    Great article, baffling situation, although it buries the lead. It takes 6+ paragraphs to say this is more than one tech support email calling him a zombie.

    Much, much more.

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    opengears
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 6:45 am

    I am one of the mods of /r/linuxhardware, and we had a long thread ca 1 year ago which until recently was completely spamming our moderation queue. There are some statements from malibal there, in case some of you are interested in digging into 'zombiegate' further. https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxhardware/comments/15v2y21/stay…

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    mcqueenjordan
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 6:58 am

    This is a silly extreme case, but it's kind of an absurd example of what happens when you live a life devoid of the principle of charity[1].

    I think tons of interpersonal engineering issues boil down to a failure to apply this principle.

    [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_charity

  • Post Author
    cedilla
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 7:37 am

    It's both funny and tragic that people like the owner of that place go through life constantly meeting people who are unprofessional, ungrateful, mean zombies who miss the best deal of their life due to their bad behaviour. Stepping on the same rake again and again. Tragic is that there will always be new victims who start out by giving the owner the benefit of the doubt, and they will be losing time and money to him.

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    globular-toast
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 8:02 am

    Funnily enough I was trying to describe this particular type of autistic to my girlfriend last night. These people are often brilliant but have terrible social skills. I've met many of them. I've interviewed several. I've had them go off on random tirades during an interview about the very specific thing they are not a fan of this week. I would never let one of these people speak directly to customers!

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    methou
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 9:19 am

    This is really fun to read. If someone fund me in my teenager years I would probably just act like the owner of Malibal.

  • Post Author
    aquir
    Posted March 3, 2025 at 12:14 pm

    This "company" must one very angry guy…who also fanatic about Linux and OSS (which is fine btw); but boy! he's got the worst sales strategy ever :)

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