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Re:Home Depot is introducing power tools that won’t work if ... by baybal2 on Monday August 02, 2021 @11:40AM (#28038098)
Sounds laughable, but I'm already on, I think, 5th such "Product as a Service" contraption, and refused a 6th one because of client's business model been extremely unethical, and borderline fraud:

A WiFi MP3 player with "unlimited music through life" and few paid premium tracks, which the client planned to suddenly switch into not so unlimited, and subscription only in the course of 2-3 years through the power of fine print, and legalese. Bait, and switch.

Stuff like DRMed consumables for water filters, coffee machine capsules, subscription only air fresheners, and DRMed packed fresh food! is already a reality.

And if you don't believe about microchipped, DRMed food, here it is:

https://ibb.co/b65kHfY

https://ibb.co/19L9fw3

https://ibb.co/bvD7NcJ

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Re:Home Depot is introducing power tools that won’t work if ... by PhasmaFelis on Monday August 02, 2021 @12:31PM (#28038863)
I'm curious about the DRM food, but I can't tell what's happening in any of those photos. Can you provide a translation?
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Re:Home Depot is introducing power tools that won’t work if ... by baybal2 on Monday August 02, 2021 @12:43PM (#28039065)
It's like the Juicero, but for food.

Each pack is made of a very, very sturdy piece of plastic, and an NFC chip, and a single use QR code which will invalidate itself after a single online lookup for an unlock key.

User puts this "food cartridge" into the machine, and scans the code. The machine will cut open the cartridge, and cook the stuff inside.

It will of course refuse to cook if your "food subscription" is expired, or if it thinks the NFC chip is fake. Or at least this is how they wanted it to be in their original design proposal.

Whatever engineering company who took them as a client probably managed to tone down their fantasies a bit.

Brave new world...

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Re:Home Depot is introducing power tools that won’t work if ... by PhasmaFelis on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @11:55AM (#28050753)
Why on earth is this getting downvotes? You answered my question perfectly.
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