Comment by amelius
5 days ago
We really need laws against products that are still tied to the vendor after you buy them.
If a product needs to be tied to the vendor, it is a service and it should not be sold as a product.
5 days ago
We really need laws against products that are still tied to the vendor after you buy them.
If a product needs to be tied to the vendor, it is a service and it should not be sold as a product.
The problem is that every business seems to be run by fuckheads who would respond to this by changing their business model to "Televisions as a Service"
Every TV would become a rental instead of a product you can buy
Maybe I'm cynical, but I don't see any way to be optimistic anymore. Every company now seems to behave like landlords instead of producers
Yes, but if it is "TVs as a service" then it completely changes the game. We can force them to replace the TV when it dies. Or make them take the TV back when we stop the service. Repairability would be their problem, not ours.
This could arguably be a win for the environment.
Of course, many people would still want to own their products, so that would be a market opportunity then.
Only on this fucking website would I say something as full of shit as "TV as a service" and find some asshole thinking it sounds like a great idea
I give up. Go fuck yourselves Hacker News I'm done with this anti-human hellhole
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It’s not just TVs, General Motors wants to be a “service” too removing connectivity like CarPlay/Android auto to force you to use a car App Store, and BMW with their subscription heated seats. Recurring revenue at all costs!!