Comment on Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life

Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  That’s something the EU would do, but never America.

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  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    How about a free gun at the end of life of any product?

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    • undrwater@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      NOW we’re talking!

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    • Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Knowing America, it’d probably be a free round (gun not included) and you’re required to end the life of your device with it.

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      • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        INB4 companies start making proprietary ammo that only works with their special gun and now they can gouge your money on the tail end of product life.

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• felixwhynot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I think medical device manufacturers should have to support their products for some definite length of time—maybe 10 years?—or not be allowed to make devices at all

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  • Miaou@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    This type of laws already exist in some cases, but realistically no one knows that the company won’t just go bankrupt in 5 years. Open sourcing things is a “reasonable” last resort option, or rather, the only viable one

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    • felixwhynot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I would love to see that codified: you go bankrupt, you go open source!

      I’m not holding my breath though. They usually get bought and sold and scrapped for parts along the way

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  • 6nk06@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Medical devices are already supported for a very long time. At least the official ones used in hospitals.

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    • W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Supported? Maybe. Making sure that it works with the latest technology? No.

      forbes.com/…/two-years-later-windows-xp-devices-c…

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    • felixwhynot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I was thinking about implanted devices, e.g. Second Sight www.bbc.com/news/technology-60416058

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• floofloof@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  For software too, if a company has sold software and then goes out of business, it should have to give all licensed users permanent access to use it. Ideally also the source code.

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• Dyskolos@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Yes! Exactly. I buy, I own. That’s what it SHOULD be.

  Phones are the worst example. Pay 1500 moneyz and still it’s not yours. You may only use it in the way they want you to. Ugh.

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  • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    GrapheneOS is your savior. I should donate, their work is only getting harder.

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    • Dyskolos@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I use it. But it’s only half of the solution. There’s still the phone itself and it’s from the worst of the worst 😑

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      • acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        They’re working on that, too.

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