I mean this is obviously a bad thing for a company to do, but how was it not obvious to everyone who bought one that this would be how it would end? If you buy a product that completely depends on a single cloud service, the manufacturer will brick your device, it's just a question of how soon
Telstra boxes are free with the Telco fees, aren't it?
I've got mine in the drawer, never found a reason to use it. Still using my Chromecast I bought in like 2016, and I don't need a remote that will get lost.
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turbowafflz@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
I mean this is obviously a bad thing for a company to do, but how was it not obvious to everyone who bought one that this would be how it would end? If you buy a product that completely depends on a single cloud service, the manufacturer will brick your device, it's just a question of how soon
sploosh@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
I think the only people who didn't realize that Humane was on the fast track to the garbage dump were the people who bought them.
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
I don't understand how venture capital still pays off if so many startups are just pump-and-dump schemes like this one...
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y
Honestly I expected no less of them. They seemed like the epitome of the data-harvesting, paternalistic venture capital startup.
Edit:
Lol. At least minimal harm was done.
I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Roku let Telstra do it too by bricking the Telstra TV boxes with no way to use them afterwards.
Not going to buy a Roku product again.
trolololol@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Telstra boxes are free with the Telco fees, aren't it?
I've got mine in the drawer, never found a reason to use it. Still using my Chromecast I bought in like 2016, and I don't need a remote that will get lost.
I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Not sure. I was using mine as a glorified set top box since it had a TV tuner in it.