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this post was submitted on 08 Mar 2024
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If you can't see that the issue is that the TOS could include anything the company wants and that disagreeing means the device I already paid for is intentionally bricked then I don't know what to tell you.
They've always been able to do that; it's often the very first fucking paragraph of a TOS. If you're just now noticing it I don't know what to tell you.
What flavor is that boot you're licking? Must be pretty tasty.
I don't agree with the practice; but at this point it's not like you can do shit about it unless you're building your own devices. Not that anything illegal added to a TOS would be upheld in court anyway... I'd love to see someone actually sue on this issue, but nobody upset about it seems to have the money or willingness to do so, considering it's been a thing for decades.
Besides: that wasn't the point the article was making, either, which is what I have issue with; The shoddy journalism.
Good luck with that. Everything but food does it. Naive idealist who thinks doing too little, way too late is gonna change a damn thing.
I have a great business idea - sell a roku-like device for half the price and a .99 cent subscription fee. Then when I've captured the market I force them to accept draconian new terms that cost way more or I brick the device. By then it's too late and I can suck all the money out of it from the people that can't switch.
And if they don't like it? Too bad; they signed away their rights to sue.
It's a foolproof plan! As long as I don't get shot in the street but justifiably angry customers.