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Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but if you buy a product because you like it and admire the design and engineering on it, isn't this type of hacking actuall

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but if you buy a product because you like it and admire the design and engineering on it, isn't this type of hacking actually a disservice to the company who made it? I mean, I'm not saying this should never be explored (hacking is fun), but in a way you're cutting the resources from the company and potentially helping to bring it down. After all, a business is not made only on top of "cost + small profit percentage". Maybe their business model requires such prices and is impossible without them (especially if it's a small company).

prasadjoglekar 4y ago
Hacking is capitalism at it's best. If someone else can do the same thing faster/better/cheaper, then they should! No one owes your business anything - certainly not patronage for bad ideas.
j-bos 4y ago
Just for fun: Maybe this is a popular opinion, but if you sell a product because you want people to continue giving you money and freedom to make make money, isn't it a this type of DRMing actually a disservice to the guy who gave you money? After all person is not made only to prop up companies. Maybe their life requires not ballooning costs on brand name generics and is impoverished without them (especially if it's a family). The idea of buying to transfer ownership in exchange for a good. Ownership implies responsibility for the single good purchased, not for the coalition of sellers who relinquished their claim in exchange for my wealth.
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UmbertoNoEco 4y ago
Plenty of John Deer loving farmers would disagree with you.
ok123456 4y ago
No. Someone else decided to do some 'growth hacking' on a finished product. This sort of feature isn't something that originated from the person doing the actual design.
ssl232 4y ago
You'd have a point if there hadn't been countless hardware manufacturers in the 20th century who didn't have to rely on DRM for their success. EDIT: not sure why you're getting downvoted, you don't deserve it from what I can see. Have an upvote.
nicbou 4y ago
I don't owe that company a damn thing
barnabee 4y ago
It’s perfectly reasonable to think both “neat design” and “fuck them” at the same time. No-one’s nice design has a right to exist nor does their business have a right to work out. Personally I’ll do what I can do make DRM fail and companies that implement it go bust.

prasadjoglekar 4y ago

Hacking is capitalism at it's best. If someone else can do the same thing faster/better/cheaper, then they should! No one owes your business anything - certainly not patronage for bad ideas.

j-bos 4y ago

Just for fun: Maybe this is a popular opinion, but if you sell a product because you want people to continue giving you money and freedom to make make money, isn't it a this type of DRMing actually a disservice to the guy who gave you money? After all person is not made only to prop up companies. Maybe their life requires not ballooning costs on brand name generics and is impoverished without them (especially if it's a family). The idea of buying to transfer ownership in exchange for a good. Ownership implies responsibility for the single good purchased, not for the coalition of sellers who relinquished their claim in exchange for my wealth.

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UmbertoNoEco 4y ago

Plenty of John Deer loving farmers would disagree with you.

ok123456 4y ago

No. Someone else decided to do some 'growth hacking' on a finished product. This sort of feature isn't something that originated from the person doing the actual design.

ssl232 4y ago

You'd have a point if there hadn't been countless hardware manufacturers in the 20th century who didn't have to rely on DRM for their success. EDIT: not sure why you're getting downvoted, you don't deserve it from what I can see. Have an upvote.

nicbou 4y ago

I don't owe that company a damn thing

barnabee 4y ago

It’s perfectly reasonable to think both “neat design” and “fuck them” at the same time. No-one’s nice design has a right to exist nor does their business have a right to work out. Personally I’ll do what I can do make DRM fail and companies that implement it go bust.