I will never buy hardware that requires an online account. At least not expecting it to last. If a company does not leverage the account, maybe they go bankrup

I will never buy hardware that requires an online account. At least not expecting it to last. If a company does not leverage the account, maybe they go bankrupt, get acquired, or just shut down their servers supporting old hardware. That said, I wonder if people might still qualify for small claims when their devices get turned into bricks.