J. WilliamsAug 23, 2024

  • If a product requires a subscription to work, you don't own it and it could stop working at any time.

  • If a product needs to connect to a server to work, you don't own it and it could stop working at any time.

  • If a product needs an app to work, you don't own it and it could stop working at any time.

-- pe1, in a comment on Ars Technica
(Emphasis added)

Amazon is bricking primary feature on $160 Echo device after 1 year

Smart display will soon default to showing ads after three hours.

Ars Technica
Show threadJ. WilliamsAug 23, 2024
I believe this 100%, and have seen it happen time and time again. If we ever want to get to a more sustainable future, we've got to get away from these single use products.
Show threadKevin Russell

@jaywilliams

There are two kinds of plastics, plastics that can be recycled to use again, and plastics that cannot be recycled.

Make non-recycleable plastics a crime. Tax wealth to clean up old plastic.

Running away from the costs of your enterprise is a moral and ethical crime, and must become a legal crime.

Aug 25, 2024 at 4:44pmWeb