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> Nobody is buying an XBox to stream Netflix solely. What if I want to? I don't particularly care what the manufacturer thinks, I bought the machine. Why does
by nextaccountic 5y ago
> Nobody is buying an XBox to stream Netflix solely.
What if I want to? I don't particularly care what the manufacturer thinks, I bought the machine. Why does Microsoft gets a pass to dictate what I can do with the hardware I bought?
See for example people that bought PS3s for operating distributed clusters (because at the time the console WAS open) and then Sony locked down other OSes with an update. Why is this fair?
https://www.itwriting.com/blog/2394-sony-locks-down-the-ps3-removes-other-os-support-from-all-models.html https://www.itwriting.com/blog/2394-sony-locks-down-the-ps3-...
> I think the difference is that Apple wants people to buy these devices as your primary computing device.
How can a wristwatch be a primary computing device?
- windexh8er 5y ago> How can a wristwatch be a primary computing device? Oh it's not. But you don't have a choice. Last I checked Apple Watch required being locked into the walled garden [0] via ownership of an iPhone. Apple Watch is a feature, not a standalone product as it stands today. [0] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204505 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204505