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[–]cant_even 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Even if one of these videos ignited a mass 'right-to-repair' uprising, it'll just inspire .gov to lock down computers the way they have automotive systems, by making "Tampering with FCC-regulated equipment" ILLEGAL.

[–]Myocarditis-Man 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Average users do not care what the big companies do, as long as this year's version is thinner, shinier, and perhaps more expensive.

I mean we literally live in a world where someone on the other side of the planet can press a button and revoke/delete content that you paid for from your equipment at any time for any reason, and consumers accept this in mass. https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1657022591