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Re:FTC Pushed to Crack Down on Companies That Ruin Hardware ... by CatWChainsaw on Monday September 09, 2024 @04:09PM (#41493039)
We've lowered our expectations so much that common decency like that is now "above and beyond".
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Re:FTC Pushed to Crack Down on Companies That Ruin Hardware ... by AlexandrB on Monday September 09, 2024 @04:25PM (#41493281)
Indeed, I'm not sure why software gets so much leniency. If a Bose technician had broken in at night and desoldered the speakers' MCU I don't think anyone would be this generous with their expectations.
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