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> software is as an integral as a component to an electronic device as spark plugs are to a gasoline engine I've never had a spark plug removed from an engine
by cbm-vic-20 4y ago
> software is as an integral as a component to an electronic device as spark plugs are to a gasoline engine
I've never had a spark plug removed from an engine due to quarterly updates.
- kube-system 4y agoChevrolet replaced some folding keyfobs with old style fixed keys as a part of their ignition switch recalls. Tesla has pushed software updates to remove features.
- elmerfud 4y agoAnd as part of updates / recalls to cars they've also removed functionality such as locking steering columns because they caused so many problems.
- elmerfud 4y agoThe relationship here is if a car manufacturer decided to stop selling spark plugs for their car and under the threat of a license agreement prevented anyone else from making a compatible spark plug the government would step in and stomp all over them. Yet there is no similar protections when you buy a device that requires software to run that the manufacturer has abandoned.
- pessimizer 4y ago> the government would step in and stomp all over them. Would they, though? I'd be interested in specific cases.
- elmerfud 4y agoThe specific case is the Magnuson Moss warranty act this covers self repair and the use of aftermarket parts in the attempt of the manufacturer to deny claims based upon the use of an unrelated aftermarket part. Additionally look up copyrights surrounding the sale of books and the attempt of placing a license agreements around books and how that failed yet somehow software that is sold in a very similar manner to books can be covered by both copyright and a license agreement.