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Re:Netgear Firmware Requires Online Registration by tgsovlerkhgsel on Saturday September 19, 2020 @11:53PM (#24531765)
What is the benefit/incentive for Netgear? Why are they pulling such a move?
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Re:Netgear Firmware Requires Online Registration by swirepe on Sunday September 20, 2020 @01:53AM (#24532156)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance_capitalism
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Re:Netgear Firmware Requires Online Registration by malwarebytess on Sunday September 20, 2020 @03:53AM (#24532571)
Seems like both that as well as a way to ramp into SAS subscription nonsense. Who would have thought that despicable model would make its escape from B2B into the retail market...
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Re:Netgear Firmware Requires Online Registration by andybak on Sunday September 20, 2020 @03:32AM (#24532491)
Isn't it more likely that's it's a push to more lucrative subscription services?

Could you clarify what you're claiming here? The obvious interpretation seems far fetched.

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