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Re:WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted by thomascgalvin on Friday June 25, 2021 @09:33AM (#27630557)
> If you sell me a HD/IoT, and say it does X/Y/Z and then no longer want to provide X/Y/Z, I should get my money back.

This is my takeaway from the whole Peloton fiasco. If you spend thousands of dollars on a product, and after the purchase the company bricks the product, the company should legally owe you a full refund.

Re:WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted by pbhjpbhj on Saturday June 26, 2021 @02:38PM (#27644613)
Under the Consumer Rights Act in the UK there is no end of 'warranty' period. If the product expires when it would be reasonably expected to work then you have a claim against the company. They can fix, like-for-like replace, or pay you money. They do get to reduce the compensation based on the use you've had of the product, but that seems reasonable.
Re:WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted by tornato7 on Sunday June 27, 2021 @01:34AM (#27648875)
I had a perfectly functioning Phillips Hue lighting system, then one day Phillips decided it was no longer supported and I had to buy an upgraded system to get the same features that I already had.