That’s the most dangerous part of it for sure. Inherently, the more a company has a monopoly over an industry, the less incentive they have to actually do a good job with anything.
I’ve started choosing the companies I use based much more on the experience offered when their product/service DOESN’T work, rather than when it does.
Easy to do for a cell phone or a toaster, but I can’t imagine there’s a ton of options for exosuits that correct your condition, covered by your insurance, that your doctor is familiar enough with to prescribe (for lack of a better term).
Some things are annoying to make abandonware, and some things should be criminal.
cmrn@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 day ago
Don’t buy a Google Pixel. I’ll never get one again because of this.
cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 22 hours ago
If i buy A pixel i will buy A refurbished one because no fucking way am I gonna give google money.
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 minutes ago
And put grapheneOS on it.
Btw I’ve never been charged to look at a phone and I have two pixels, assuming their claim is accurate either the other poster was being scammed or they were buying it online and the online store wanted a deposit to prevent theft or cover damages before shipping it so they could “see it” (which isn’t something I’ve ever heard of but I supposed it is possible.) Either way I doubt it has much to do with the pixel itself, but I could be wrong I suppose, it has happened before.
T156@lemmy.world 1 day ago
And it doesn’t preclude the company just deciding your product is no longer worth supporting/going bankrupt.
It might have been fine and seemingly trustworthy to begin with, and then it stops, a few years down the line.