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> updates that break otherwise perfectly-functioning hardware? "Every update is a downgrade": http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000606.html

• m463 3y ago
  I liked this: > Notice, I'm no Luddite. I don't reject technology. I depend on it.
• donmcronald 3y ago
  This is my experience with Roku TVs. They used to be ok, but they can't resist updating them and I have 3 that run noticeably slower than they did originally. It's probably a combination of the OS and apps. Even worse, something got updated that broke CEC integration with my sound bar on one of them, so now I can't use the built in volume control and need to use 2 remotes instead. I know it's a real first world problem, but it infuriates me that they can slowly ruin a TV that I own and I have no recourse. I'm so sick of the tech industry I hope the whole thing collapses. We need major legislation updates to make tech companies liable for all awful they're doing to the world.
  • transcriptase 3y ago
    Roku and smart TV manufacturers are infuriating. They choose a processor that’s barely sufficient to run the software it releases with, and proceed release a constant stream of updates with nothing of value to the user. Meanwhile every update has the device running 5% slower, making it noticeably sluggish after a couple years. It almost feels intentional, but I’m sure no bean counter is going to permit spending a few dollars extra per unit for something they probably see as reason for people to upgrade.