A class action lawsuit alleges that Amazon unfairly ‘bricked’ older Kindle devices by removing access to digital content and discontinuing software support.
  • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I mean I can’t play my windows 98 games anymore, do people actually expect this stuff to be continued to be supported forever? That’s unrealistic.

    • lath@piefed.socialEnglish
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      9 days ago

      Support? No. Work? Yes.

      A tool you make and sell for a purpose has to complete that purpose until it is no longer physically able, with or without your presence.

      Software can be replaced as long as the hardware works. But making the tool unusable just so people would buy your other shit is scummy.

      • SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world
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        9 days ago

        It does work, you just can’t use the store from what the article said, the store likely uses more resources than the device has now.

    • Jhex@lemmy.world
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      9 days ago

      it’s about Amazon not having disclosed this artificial end of life at the time of the purchase

      Critically, the case claims that Amazon did not disclose to consumers at the time of purchase that the devices’ core functionality—that is, continued access to digital content on the Kindle Store—and users’ ability to update software could be reduced or eliminated for any reason at any time without a full refund of the purchase price.