Found my new favorite Linux laptop manufacturer/j
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First I thougt its just a prank by a bored social media intern, but it looks like the whole company is built on this insane absurd communication. It was a hilarious read
how the hell are they still in business lmao
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Wait Nicco Loves Linux isn't it that KDE dev?
Yeah he's a KDE dev and has an actually quite good YouTube channel that really should have more subscribers than it does
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That company is probably owned by This guy.
Yet another micro-celebrity whose 3 section wikipedia page has one third of it dedicated to "Sexual misconduct allegations"
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Probably just shitty ass company. honestly their act like ass to everyone tell me is bis red flag company
This hurts to read because of how badly written it is. Do you not read what you've written?
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https://www.malibal.com/legal/terms/
This is so hilariously unhinged.
Fun starts at "Geographical Restrictions"Use of Google Products and Services
Users are prohibited from accessing this website using any Google products or services. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Gmail: Users may not use Gmail to register, login, or otherwise interact with this site.
- Google Chrome: Users may not use the Google Chrome web browser to access this site.
â Exception: De-Googled forks of Chrome are allowed. - Google Pixel Phones: Users may not use Google Pixel phones or any other Google-branded hardware to access this site.
- Android: Users may not use the Android operating system in its standard, Google-integrated form.
â Exception: De-Googled versions of Android. - Other Google Services: Any other services or products provided by Google, including but not limited to Google Search, Google Drive, Google Meet, and Google Workspace, are also prohibited from accessing this site.
Enforcement: If it is determined that any user has accessed this website using any of the aforementioned Google products or services, > we reserve the right to terminate the userâs access to the site immediately without notice.
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Yeah, they're batshit
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Well that was a crazy read. Never seen a company act this way before. Sounds like a very small operation. Unfortunately their products don't appeal to me at all, I'd much rather buy a Framework.
Fortunately
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Yet another micro-celebrity whose 3 section wikipedia page has one third of it dedicated to "Sexual misconduct allegations"
For the record Veitch is just a
comedianalleged rapist with absolutely no affiliation with MALIBAL. MALIBAL is run by Matthew Plott as listed here on their site. -
Now, I would love to know more about who's behind MALIBAL, and what's happening within the - probably, single-person - company. However, I have not found any information about that; if you have any, please feel free to contact me.
sorry did the author not come across the companies own about page?
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As a KDE person, the random potshot at KDE for absolutely no reason is what got me lol.
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Use of Google Products and Services
Users are prohibited from accessing this website using any Google products or services. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Gmail: Users may not use Gmail to register, login, or otherwise interact with this site.
- Google Chrome: Users may not use the Google Chrome web browser to access this site.
â Exception: De-Googled forks of Chrome are allowed. - Google Pixel Phones: Users may not use Google Pixel phones or any other Google-branded hardware to access this site.
- Android: Users may not use the Android operating system in its standard, Google-integrated form.
â Exception: De-Googled versions of Android. - Other Google Services: Any other services or products provided by Google, including but not limited to Google Search, Google Drive, Google Meet, and Google Workspace, are also prohibited from accessing this site.
Enforcement: If it is determined that any user has accessed this website using any of the aforementioned Google products or services, > we reserve the right to terminate the userâs access to the site immediately without notice.
That's cool
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Site doesn't load
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Accessed the website using Chrome, on a Google Pixel, routed through a VPN exiting from Colorado.
Was looking for specifically an AMD laptop. WHAT NOW MALIBAL
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Another scam company like framework trying to charge exorbitant fees for computers without dedicated GPUs.
Don't be fooled by the viral marketing/useful idiots, guys. Just go with the product that's the best deal for you.
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Need to install templeOS on it
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https://www.malibal.com/legal/terms/
This is so hilariously unhinged.
Fun starts at "Geographical Restrictions"Most of this is because of some drama where they tried to port coreboot by lowballing some coreboot agencies who eventually told him to fuck off
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This is not the first time Malibal made an appearance.
Last time I heard about them, they shafted the CoreBoot people then also banned the several countries from doing business with them.
Malibal is legitimately insane.
The one guy running it is clearly some teen grifter who learned about dropshipping and web dev from AI
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Now, I would love to know more about who's behind MALIBAL, and what's happening within the - probably, single-person - company. However, I have not found any information about that; if you have any, please feel free to contact me.
sorry did the author not come across the companies own about page?
That "about" page is fucking wild. They spend like half the page sucking themselves off over how great of a job they did designing their own logo, and then the other half telling the user the proper way to reference the company and its products. I really want to spend some time on the live chat breaking all the rules, like not capitalizing every letter of their name...
