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Agreed. Software and hardware should be sold separately.
by oever 9y ago
Agreed. Software and hardware should be sold separately.
- briandear 9y agoHow does that work? Computers would be sold without operating systems? Good luck pitching that idea.
- xxs 9y agoTechnically that works when you assemble one yourself and en-masse won't make any sense.
- simion314 9y agoBetter would be to force them to open source the drivers and specifications and repair guides for all devices, who knows if I can use my PS3 in 10 years, we will have to hope that open source community can make drivers for it.
- oever 9y agoVery simple: you buy hardware and software from different vendors. Each device must have enough information available publicly so that other companies can write software for it. You might be able to purchase software and hardware at the same time, but there should be a choice of software and the price of the software should be listed separately on the bill. The prevalent software business model of lock-in has infected hardware. This has disastrous consequences for the environment. Just because some software is unsupported, expensive hardware is bricked. The parliament recommendation has this to say about this problem: "software solutions which prevent repairs from being performed, other than by approved firms or bodies, should be discouraged".