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Re:Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowin... by lucideer on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @09:44AM (#30778362)
> it's not the third-party's responsibility to account for your hardware when they do software updates

What you're describing here is markedly different than what the gp is referring to: intent matters (determining intent may be difficult in some cases, granted, but it's crystal clear in these specific examples)

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Re:Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowin... by maxerickson on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @09:59AM (#30778521)
The intent of the update was to blow a fuse on hardware that failed a consistency check, no?
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