I bought a miku baby monitor specifically because they were the only manufacturer that had the feature I wanted that promised to never charge monthly fees to use it.
Well then they went bankrupt and a company bought them, forced an over the air update that disabled every feature that made the thing worth buying (for $399), and sent out a letter demanding monthly payment to reenable the “advanced” features.
Market forces won’t fix this. Recurring revenue is just too tempting. It also doesn’t matter how well intentioned a company is, the moment they go out of business, someone will buy their assets and force monthly fees on their former customers.
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This stuff isn’t gonna stop until we regulate it.
I bought a miku baby monitor specifically because they were the only manufacturer that had the feature I wanted that promised to never charge monthly fees to use it.
Well then they went bankrupt and a company bought them, forced an over the air update that disabled every feature that made the thing worth buying (for $399), and sent out a letter demanding monthly payment to reenable the “advanced” features.
Market forces won’t fix this. Recurring revenue is just too tempting. It also doesn’t matter how well intentioned a company is, the moment they go out of business, someone will buy their assets and force monthly fees on their former customers.
This is what Louis Rossmann has been doing, he's even been hiring lobbiests and getting results.