Sir Rochard 'Dock' BunsonNear-future Horror
Your tv has been sold in a corporate merger.
Near-future Horror
You have to update your tv & agree to new TOS for The Company. Even through the opacity, you can see that these new terms are not what anyone would consider boilerplate.
Near-future Horror
Your tv, the one that's been in your living room for 2 years, is now a spy. You could get a different one, but they are all going to have the same terms.
The tariffs have made owning a new tv outright out of reach of all but the select few. The prices on older non-cloud AI ones have skyrocketed as fewer of them are left.
Super Ratboy 64@SrRochardBunson not sure this is a future state and not just current state.
Paul Chambers🚧@SrRochardBunson That's funny, because there is a service that provides your TV as part of your media subscription. You never own it.
@SrRochardBunson and the license is transferrable
EDVARDSSoon, you will own NOTHING and pay for use of EVERYTHING. They will deliver the "rented" crock pot when they deliver the groceries.
They have made streaming so convenient just to trap everyone. When you no longer own the physical music or movie, you won't have any choice but to pay whatever they charge and at their terms... or go without.