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this is correct. there ought to be a law where if hardware is bound to software, and the software goes out of support in a way that renders the hardware useles
by a-dub 4y ago
this is correct.
there ought to be a law where if hardware is bound to software, and the software goes out of support in a way that renders the hardware useless, then it must be open sourced.
notably post qualcomm pixel phones from google have five years of guaranteed updates. (pixel 6 and above)
apple seems to also do a good job of keeping up software updates for many years. (8+ for some iphones iirc)
- kevincox 4y agoI would even be happy to see required labeling for how long a product will be supported for. Just like we have energy usage guides, mass or volume listed and nutrition labels it should be mandated to label how long a product is supported for. If Cloud services are shut down or security vulnerabilities are unpatched in that timeframe you have to give full refunds/recalls and/or get slapped with significant fines. It is getting better with companies doing this voluntarily (at least the companies that do an ok job with support) but standardized labeling and required promenance would be invaluable.
- david_allison 4y agoSamsung recently moved to 4 years of updates (with 5 on some flagships): https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-galaxy-os-upgrade-one-ui-android-unpacked-2022/ https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-galaxy-os-upgrade-one-ui...
- gst 4y ago> notably post qualcomm pixel phones from google have five years of guaranteed updates. (pixel 6 and above) 5 years of security updates. Still only 3 years of guaranteed Android version upgrades: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705 https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4457705
- a-dub 4y agothat's fine. halted security updates render the device unusable. halted feature updates mean you got what you paid for.