Re:WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted
by kingsuper20 on Friday June 25, 2021 @08:44AM
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>It's extra silly since there's always a robust aftermarket for any reasonably popular car.
One difference is the difficulties in making some 'parts' now. It's one thing to make a fuel pump for a 1950's car, quite another to duplicate a controller board, often with obsolete parts and secret software, that runs the convertible top.
Another is that a lot of parts are more monolithic than they used to be and harder to design/build. Look at headlight assemblies.
It doesn't help that with the increasing amount of software and electronics in a modern car (a Tesla being the leading example), the auto industry is acquiring the product lifecycle times and forced obsolescence of the PC industry.
One difference is the difficulties in making some 'parts' now. It's one thing to make a fuel pump for a 1950's car, quite another to duplicate a controller board, often with obsolete parts and secret software, that runs the convertible top.
Another is that a lot of parts are more monolithic than they used to be and harder to design/build. Look at headlight assemblies.
It doesn't help that with the increasing amount of software and electronics in a modern car (a Tesla being the leading example), the auto industry is acquiring the product lifecycle times and forced obsolescence of the PC industry.