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Hmm, so should we expect a future where washing machines and other appliances work like this but with actual DRM? That's a dark thought.
by guerrilla 5y ago
Hmm, so should we expect a future where washing machines and other appliances work like this but with actual DRM? That's a dark thought.
- bellyfullofbac 5y agoWell, printer cartridges already have encrypted chips so you can't change the fill status, so has the future been here for a while? Technically even this single byte is "DRM", it's just a really simple DRM. Or, technically, it's not "digital rights", since the "R" stood for copyright as applied to works of art (music/movies/video games). Maybe they should just make each cartridge have an NFT, snort.
- foxrider 5y agoI don't think that's a protective measure, to me it just looks like a convenient way of tracking the liquid level in the cartridge. I don't think that a hack like this is harming the company or cuts into their revenue - most people wouldn't bother resetting these thing to refill them manually - the labor investment probably isn't worth it. Their target audience would pay for convenience, they already do by opting for cartridges instead of manual addition.
- guerrilla 5y agoWait you're saying most people wouldn't just squeeze a bottle of ink into a cartridge? Maybe, hmm.