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Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers 🏡

If companies can modify internet-connected products and charge subscriptions after people have already purchased them, what does it mean to own anything anymore?

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/technology/personaltech/why-one-man-is-fighting-for-our-right-to-control-our-garage-door-openers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6U8.MsQp.x0kYnih5twIB&smid=url-share

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Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers

If companies can modify internet-connected products and charge subscriptions after people have already purchased them, what does it mean to own anything anymore?

The New York Times

DrBob, 🧠 Mechanic Nov 5, 2023

Those Promotions Promising a ‘Free’ iPhone? It Isn’t Free

“Here were the costs of getting the new iPhone 15 Pro through the promotions, excluding taxes:

Verizon’s free iPhone deal would cost about $3,240 over the 36 months required to redeem the promotion, roughly $300 more than buying the new iPhone with a cheaper Verizon plan in the same period.”

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/technology/personaltech/free-iphone-promotions.html

Those Promotions Promising a ‘Free’ iPhone? It Isn’t Free.

The so-called iPhone giveaways marketed by Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T can make customers spend more on perks they don’t need.

The New York Times