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“Reputation” as a free market remedy is such a poor solution, though, as it lags behind the events that change it. A badly tuned PID loop is better than nothin
by Waterluvian 2y ago
“Reputation” as a free market remedy is such a poor solution, though, as it lags behind the events that change it.
A badly tuned PID loop is better than nothing, I guess.
- Paul-Craft 2y agoPardon my French, but fuck "free market" remedies. The actual "free market remedy" here should theoretically be a lawsuit. But, you and I both know that Amazon's TOS are locked down pretty hard to pre-empt this sort of thing. Even if they weren't, it would take either an individual with deep pockets to pursue such a suit, or it would have to be a class action. Except that neither of those would be likely to succeed, because there's no law that says once a company offers a feature or feature toggle that they have to continue to offer it for the life of the product. And, if there were, that, by definition, wouldn't be a "free market" solution. The solution here is regulation. Edit: I forgot to mention that a lawsuit would take years to resolve. Meanwhile, Amazon would continue to benefit from their unfair tactics.
- protocolture 2y agoThis is actually part of our (Australia's) Australian consumer protection laws, which are considered pretty beastly. Its simply a test of reasonableness. If you had another source of information about a likely fault and you purchased anyway, it can reduce your protection. If you have a reasonable expectation that a brand is really good and often lasts 7 plus years it can also go the other way. Netting you government guaranteed replacements by manufacturers far longer than their competitors.