c/stallmanwasright · by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de · 1yExercise Bike Company Yanks Features Away From Purchased Bikes Via Firmware Update https://www.techdirt.com/2025/07/30/exercise-bike-company-yanks-features-away-from-purchased-bikes-via-firmware-update/25 points · 3 comments · view on lemmy.world
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greengnu@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1y
I just don't get why people buy a stationary bike for more money than a real bike and a cycle charger setup with a raspberry PI
peppers_ghost@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y
probably because the average person doesn't want to tinker with shit and would rather it just work out of the box
greengnu@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 1y
fair, it is amazing how unwilling to repair shit people have become. It is like the 80s/90s computer junk cycle has spread into all other products.