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Re:Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowin... by akerl_ on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @11:28PM (#30774569)
Cars and coffee are regulated in ways that improve health and safety. What is the health and safety impact of not being able to run homebrew on my Nintendo Wii?
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Re:Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowin... by wvenable on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @11:32PM (#30774601)
What about environmental and first-sale issues? I have a piece of hardware tied to a company that went out business and it no longer functions. So I'm both deprived of my device and it's now e-waste.

Apple preventing repairs? John Deere preventing repairs? These have real-world impacts.

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Re:Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowin... by popcube on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @12:26AM (#30774945)
maybe company can stop people's device will influence their monkey?
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