“[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.”
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EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 6 months ago
We need laws about refunds when they pull this kind of bullshit.
player2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Oh shit. Google doing this right!?
Tja@programming.dev 6 months ago
They also were pretty cool when shutting down stadia, full refunds and you keep the hardware.
EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 6 months ago
True. They absolutely have their faults but they do seem to be handling hardware shutdowns like this morally.
papertowels@lemmy.one 6 months ago
Used my credit to buy my mom a new phone.
Google did a solid in this case.
wizzor@sopuli.xyz 6 months ago
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
monobot@lemmy.ml 6 months ago
I 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.
Badeendje@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Until that time,ight I suggest mailing the devices to congress.
db2@lemmy.world 6 months ago
There’s just no way mailing electronic devices to Congress would (rightfully) result in visits from several armed FBI agents.
Badeendje@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Because?
ThePantser@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Or laws they have to make devices have a open API before shutting down servers.
cron@feddit.de 6 months ago
This reminds me of how Google handled the stadia shutdown. Now many controllers have got a second life thanks to the option to enable bluetooth.
Damage@slrpnk.net 6 months ago
Still a limited time window for you to update the firmware before they got bricked.
notoftenthat@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
They added another year to the window, in case you see one at the resale shop.
engadget.com/you-have-a-whole-additional-year-to-…
cron@feddit.de 6 months ago
True. And communication was also not ideal.
irotsoma@lemmy.world 6 months ago
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.