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Isn't that just planned obsolescence? Isn't the EU very much opposed to that kind of business strategy? Shouldn't there be some law in the EU prohibiting that?
by k_sze 7y ago
Isn't that just planned obsolescence? Isn't the EU very much opposed to that kind of business strategy? Shouldn't there be some law in the EU prohibiting that?
I mean, I wouldn't force the manufacturers to keep supporting the hardware after a decade, but shouldn't there be a law compelling them to open source the drivers and firmware upon end-of-life? If a product reaches end-of-life, surely the manufacturer already has a demonstrably better, upgraded version of the product to attract new sales?
- snagglegaggle 7y agoYou'd think so, but what we are wrestling with now is that vendors can create products (microelectronics) that are too difficult to reverse engineer that its operation is effectively a secret to all consumers. We're probably going to see more of this in the coming years around SecureBoot/TrustZone on ARM.
- StillBored 7y agoThis *100, and apply it to copyright too. If you can't buy the product at a reasonable price, the copyright should be revoked.