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We need laws about refunds when they pull this kind of bullshit.
73 0 ReplyOr laws they have to make devices have a open API before shutting down servers.
64 0 ReplyThis reminds me of how Google handled the stadia shutdown. Now many controllers have got a second life thanks to the option to enable bluetooth.
36 0 ReplyStill a limited time window for you to update the firmware before they got bricked.
18 0 ReplyThey added another year to the window, in case you see one at the resale shop.
10 0 ReplyTrue. And communication was also not ideal.
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That will never work either. They'll just transfer it to a subsidiary towards the end and then shut down the company. Then there's no one to enforce the law on.
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"[Google] will give users an exclusive offer for a Self Setup System from ADT on us (up to $485 value) or $200 to use on the Google Store."
21 0 ReplyOh shit. Google doing this right!?
14 0 ReplyThey also were pretty cool when shutting down stadia, full refunds and you keep the hardware.
16 0 ReplyTrue. They absolutely have their faults but they do seem to be handling hardware shutdowns like this morally.
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Used my credit to buy my mom a new phone.
Google did a solid in this case.
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I kind of understand that they can't offer the cloud service forever - that's OK, but I'd like there to be a local option then
11 0 ReplyI think they are selling hardware on reduced price so they can make money on cloud services. And by spying and selling customer data.
The problem is that investors want to invest in data collection, not in making new hardware and service.
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