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minus-squaregears@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoAmazon did this with their cloud security cameras as well. Spotify did it with their “Car thing” It’s common and I agree, should be illegal.
minus-squareCornpop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoShould be required to open source it and unlock everything before sunsetting products.
minus-squareundefined@links.hackliberty.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoThis is what gets me. Why don’t they do this? They’re turning down profit by discontinuing support, but probably their logic is someone else will benefit from the hardware without bringing in profit, so that’s bad forsomefucking reason.
Amazon did this with their cloud security cameras as well.
Spotify did it with their “Car thing”
It’s common and I agree, should be illegal.
Should be required to open source it and unlock everything before sunsetting products.
This is what gets me. Why don’t they do this? They’re turning down profit by discontinuing support, but probably their logic is someone else will benefit from the hardware without bringing in profit, so that’s bad forsomefucking reason.