Otter Raft@lemmy.ca to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoLogitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15 - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square145fedilinkarrow-up1424arrow-down11
arrow-up1423arrow-down1external-linkLogitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15 - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comOtter Raft@lemmy.ca to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square145fedilink
minus-squareExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoThat’s not them bricking it though. Yes it’s shitty build quality, but that is an entirely different issue than them bricking equipment that still is very much functional from a HW perspective.
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoPersonally, I see planned obsolescence as the same thing. It’s all to force you to buy new stuff whether you want to or not.
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minus-squareExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoYeah no you’re just using the wrong words to describe your issue.
minus-squarefakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·1 month agodeleted by creator
That’s not them bricking it though. Yes it’s shitty build quality, but that is an entirely different issue than them bricking equipment that still is very much functional from a HW perspective.
Personally, I see planned obsolescence as the same thing. It’s all to force you to buy new stuff whether you want to or not.
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Yeah no you’re just using the wrong words to describe your issue.
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