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Re:The Google Fit APIs will no longer be available after Jun... by verandaguy on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @08:30AM (#41366812)
Is this really preventing users from using old hardware? Are old devices being bricked?

Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see drivers getting open sourced when they're going out of support, but on its own, not doing so isn't preventing people from using old hardware in most cases.

In any case, in your opinion, does a successful hardware product have to open-source its drivers and specs at EOL? Is any other hardware product a failure by that metric?

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Re:The Google Fit APIs will no longer be available after Jun... by fsflover on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @08:34AM (#41366844)
> Are old devices being bricked?

They become very insecure without any possibility to fix that.

> does a successful hardware product have to open-source its drivers and specs at EOL?

Successful from the point of view of the consumer, yes.

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