@roofuskit@lemmy.world 2028!
Comment on HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional
roofuskit@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Anytime a company reduces the functionality of a device through software or firmware they should have to offer to buy back the hardware. The depreciation rate should be set at time of purchase so you know how much you get if they neuter it a year from now.
cm0002@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Yeah, but that means they don’t get your money anymore! Think of the
profitsshareholderschildren!
notabot@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Why allow depreciation? You wouldn’t have bought it with the reduced functionality, and it’s going to cost you time and effort to remove it and replace it with something else. Inflation will reduce the value more than enough.