An erra is to come to an end as the Eu says enough is enough and introduces new rules and hefty fines.

  • kayazere@feddit.nl
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    2 months ago

    This should be a right of the consumer that purchased the hardware. Same goes for gaming consoles. You used to be able to officially install Linux on a PlayStation.

    • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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      2 months ago

      “But we’re selling the hardware at a loss, so letting you own what you paid for would break our crappy business model” /s

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      2 months ago

      I’d be okay with it even if it were on a time delay.

      Like if device manufacturers had to publish their software in order to no longer officially support the device that would be a welcome compromise and at least a step in the right direction right?

      • kayazere@feddit.nl
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        2 months ago

        Yes I think we this in addition to be able to unlock the boot loader. This allows the community to continue to provide security updates after the company abandoned the product through planned obsolescence.