I assume you're referring to the fact that many other Chinese products are just that --- products, often with some surprisingly useful features, and not subscri

I assume you're referring to the fact that many other Chinese products are just that --- products, often with some surprisingly useful features, and not subscriptions? That's been my experience with a lot of no-name/obscure-brand stuff from Ali, but unfortunately a lot of the big prominent Chinese brands have started to go down the enshittification/cloud/subscription route too. Recent example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39115837 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39115837