Comment on “Immensely disappointing”: Nike killing app for $350 self-tying sneakers
fubarx@lemmy.ml 4 months ago
Companies really should just opensource their apps at this point, or at the very least publish their protocols.
Can’t see how dropping apps and bricking devices benefits anyone.
Companies should be required by law to release source code, build guides, documentation and service architecture for services or apps that are required by hardware they sold.
While there are bigger fish to fry at the moment, socially speaking, the problem is only going to get worse if legislators don’t step in.
This should be a part of all right to repair legislation.
But then you’d see it wasn’t secure in the slightest, and you could untie somebody’s laces when they walk past you.
Source code escrow is a thing, too. I’ve only heard of it in the context of protection against going out of business, but perhaps it could apply to discontinued products, as well?
CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 4 months ago
A point could be made that it hurts the planet and they should be held responsible for their shenanigans.
As with that spotify car thing.
Holzkohlen@feddit.de 4 months ago
Make a law that says, if you don’t keep supporting it you have to open source it. It’s just fair.
fluxx@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yes, not gonna happen. You know how many new devices get sold simply because old ones are no longer getting updates/software support? It’s planned obsolescence. No modern country would pass a law like that.
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Absolutely 100% unironically: Not with that attitude.