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• KirinDave 10y ago
  Automatic transmissions have replaced manual transmissions for all but specialist uses and premium mid-life crisis markup sales. I view this in the same way. The vast majority of consumers have better outcomes if their hardware is managed. The few people for whom this is not true have other options available. Not good ones, in my opinion, but theres no positive outcomes for people pursuing a "bazaar" like strategy to software as far as I can see, anyways. It's somewhat ironic that devices visibly resisting national attacks are outrageously locked down.
  • RaleyField 10y ago
    > Automatic transmissions have replaced manual transmissions In US but ok. Analogy would probably work out if for automatic transmission they disconnected airbags for no good reason and then went on and announced how wonderful it is that airbags are disabled (mind that the car is just as functional with airbags enabled, but you'd have a hard time convincing anyone that an average informed user would prefer airbags disabled) and if users really wish to use airbags they can enable them later. > if their hardware is managed. Telemetry isn't necessary for hardware to be "managed".
  • 1397123913981 10y ago
    "Automatic transmissions have replaced manual transmissions ...". Not on Europe. Many people would be embarrassed to be seen with an automatic transmission. Coincidentally, privacy here has not (yet) been entirely eradicated either.