Otter Raft@lemmy.ca to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoLogitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15 - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square145linkfedilinkarrow-up1425
arrow-up1425external-linkLogitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15 - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comOtter Raft@lemmy.ca to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square145linkfedilink
minus-squareExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agoThat’s not them bricking it though. Yes it’s shitty build quality, but that is an entirely different issue than them bricking equipment that still is very much functional from a HW perspective.
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minus-squareExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoYeah no you’re just using the wrong words to describe your issue.
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minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoPersonally, I see planned obsolescence as the same thing. It’s all to force you to buy new stuff whether you want to or not.
That’s not them bricking it though. Yes it’s shitty build quality, but that is an entirely different issue than them bricking equipment that still is very much functional from a HW perspective.
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Yeah no you’re just using the wrong words to describe your issue.
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Personally, I see planned obsolescence as the same thing. It’s all to force you to buy new stuff whether you want to or not.