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[–] 151 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Answer: somebody got paid.

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  • [–] 119 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    And there’s a backdoor in all their products

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    This is not information we should expect from Asus, and Asus is right to not provide it to the press. This information should come directly from the United States government in an honest, transparent, and verifiable release. If the government is unable to provide such a release, then we are left to wonder what the government did that was so shady that they won’t follow even the most mundane of bureaucratic processes. Par for the course for the current administration, unfortunately…

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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago

    Probably all they had to do was buy a bunch of crypto "currency" from World Liberty Financial. Nothing to see here.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    I stopped buying Asus routers because they fucking suck.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    They are prolific when it comes to knowing about and ignoring major security flaws in all of their software. That and just the shittiest hardware. They made a name with netbooks, had a few good years and then pioneered enshittifcation. Fuck asus.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    Add Archer / TP link to that list.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (3 children)

    Out of the loop, what's wrong with them? What's the alternative?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Bitcoin donation to the fucking Orange Menace

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  • [–] 36 points 1 month ago* (4 children)

    Why would anyone want to manufacture in the US? Tariffs on components would rape your margins

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  • [+] -7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    Just a thought, but maybe we don't use rape in this context?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    You're right, and you were even polite about it. Anyone who uses that word for anything other than being literal has decided that they are completely fine with triggering rape victims if it helps them make a point.

    Oh, and the people who comment on the use of that word are often rape victims, who then get piled with mean comments and downvotes. It's gross.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    They paid the bribe money to Mafiusa.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Asuswrt-Merlin has been nice to work with otherwise I'd not really go with Asus.

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