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I'm shocked, SHOCKED! Not really. Maybe we'll see another Napster witch hunt like soon when these greed fucks go ape shit crazy when more and more turn to piracy.

Edited 12 hours ago by endgameaddiction

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8 minutes ago, endgameaddiction said:

 

I'm shocked, SHOCKED! Not really. Smart TVs suck as well because eventually the OS is outdated and you are forced to buy a new smart TV to continue to use certain apps. Modern vehicles, smart televisions, smart phones, a lot of stuff are made to break quick and get repaired, or replaced. 

It goes beyond that. Have you ever looked at a car from the 80 or before? Notice the fabric and carpet holds up way better than it does now on newer cars? I found a YouTube channel that talked about how they repair and update old Tesla cars. How they were designed with limited updates which when another one comes along and there isn't anymore writes to the ROM chip it starts to make the car in "limp mode" or the like.  

It would be perfectly fine to me if they made these items super cheap and easily replaceable. However, cars and other electronics which were cheaper or in the case of TVs and such were getting cheaper now are going up out of this world. 

For TV, I already have a plan. I will use a Chromecast or something homemade using a Raspberry Pi to continue using my TV. For Apple products, there is a firmware and software system that will extend the use and allow updates beyond the premature discontinuing of Apple products. (prevent updates)  Google phones have a process where you can get and install a pure android option or even Linux on select phones. Phones like the pixel. Have the same option with my Chromebook if it still works when they stop supporting it. (for some strange reason, they keep on extending the level of support. Not complaining, but have to put that out there. ) It came from Google, not a third party. 

My biggest bitch on this type of subject is their refusal to allow you to work on their products even AFTER they declare it obsolete. Tesla is horrible in this case. Apple is in the same boat. Makes it harder for third party vendors to do work to keep perfectly fine hardware up and running until it is very reasonable to send to the junkyard or trash heap. 

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