I will be frank: there are a ton of devices I have not purchased because of these potential risks and dependencies. Just not worth the hassle. I pretty much

I will be frank: there are a ton of devices I have not purchased because of these potential risks and dependencies. Just not worth the hassle. I pretty much avoid newer cars for similar reasons. The ones I drive have no annoying screen. It is easy to setup a Bluetooth phone connection to either the factory radio, or an easily installed one. And I can do most repairs, need never talk to a dealer, they go for 100, often 200k miles after I buy them, get great fuel economy, and it goes on and on. I would be crazy to buy a new car. The rest of what one might need? Got a phone for that. In a pinch, an older car phone powered by a current phone hot spot works great too. Music? Got all the tunes I need on a storage device. Or pop a CD in. I like CD media, and this year it outpaced digital downloads. Good. I like vinyl too. I see people struggle with a lot of this stuff. No thanks. My life is nowhere near as enriched relative to the costs and risks.