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Re:Today Google bricked my Chromebook by force-installing a ... by ginko on Saturday March 29, 2025 @07:11AM (#43514528)
Sounds like a good way to make sure that companies drop SW support as quickly as possible.
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Re:Today Google bricked my Chromebook by force-installing a ... by tossandthrow on Saturday March 29, 2025 @07:16AM (#43514546)
Not if it as accompanied by laws about a lower bar for the functioning of software. Eg. regular sec patches etc.

However, this would be a great way of separating hardware and software products - and would that be so bad?

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Re:Today Google bricked my Chromebook by force-installing a ... by TeMPOraL on Saturday March 29, 2025 @09:24AM (#43515342)
They already do.
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Re:Today Google bricked my Chromebook by force-installing a ... by exe34 on Saturday March 29, 2025 @02:59PM (#43517666)
As long as they release all the source and build tools, I'm okay with that.
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