Comment by egorfine
3 hours ago
Isn't it something that was already sold to me as a customer? I don't get it how company could remove one of the features that has been already sold to me.
3 hours ago
Isn't it something that was already sold to me as a customer? I don't get it how company could remove one of the features that has been already sold to me.
It only affects new devices, they don't pull the existing licenses.
Not every device includes a HEVC license. For cheap consumer devices or custom built PCs no license is the norm. It just used to be the norm for the premium brands to include the license with every device.
While true, that's not immediately apparent in the article, and the opposite of what the headline implies. Ars should really do better. Past Ars would have. The enshittification continues...
> It only affects new devices, they don't pull the existing licenses.
That actually changes the whole gist.
Edit: I was wrong, I misread “purchase” as “purchased” which aligned with my (flawed) memory of what happened and it made sense with the full sentence. Original comment remains below.
It’s not without precedent.
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/18/1225432506/apple-watch-blood-...
The example you provided is exactly the opposite:
> no longer be available on newly purchased Apple Watch ... > customers who purchase the watches in the U.S. will still be able to see Apple's Blood Oxygen app
Edit: I misread “purchase” as “purchased”, which is wrong.
You’re removing the important part. Here’s the full sentence, with emphasis:
> According to the tech giant, customers who purchase the watches in the U.S. will still be able to see Apple's Blood Oxygen app on their devices, but when tapped, users will get a message saying the feature is no longer available.
In other words, you saw the icon for the app but it didn’t work. The feature had been removed even for those who had already paid for it.
4 replies →