joberg
Legendary Member
Already done on many fronts in our society. It's not only the T.Vs. phones, cars, computers, washing machines/fridges and the likes but it's the corporations that will make them obsolete remotely (like the DVD, downloads and the likes)The whole issue (ownership vs "licensing agreements") is shaping up to be a much larger battle in the culture.
US farmers recently fought a legal battle against John Deere for the right to repair their tractors. JD's modern software locks them out of the machinery and forces them to use JD's overpriced repair centers.
In the next few decades this stuff will go mainstream. Appliances that you can't legally modify. Stuff being programmed to quit working if you don't pay the ongoing "update" or "repair" ransom fees. Etc. Personal phones, computers, cars & trucks, TVs, washing machines, all of it. The public is gonna have to demand ownership rights in a big far-reaching way.
Wait until you have EV and one morning, you cannot open your car doors because the Corp decided it was time to replace a tech component!
Welcome to a Brave New World