Comment on ASUS is apparently killing the ability to root present and future Zenfones
TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 10 months agoOnce digital media got away with “actually we are just letting you borrow it and can take it away whenever we want”, hardware manufacturers have been drooling to do the same. Apple and game console manufacturers are most of the way there already.
zaplachi@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Well it sure is a good thing they are making everything smart nowadays….
But seriously I can’t believe how fast the car industry locked previously free features behind a subscription
TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I agree with the sentiment, but even the claim that they were free is part of their narrative. Their cost was included in the price of the car, everyone paid for it already. They are double-dipping.