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Föderation EN Sa 24.08.2024 11:25:20

Impressive what you can pull off with gullible victims that buy internet-of-shit devices.
Imagine someone was to sell you a digital picture frame for 160€$ - yes, expensive - but for just 2€$ per month on top, it even allows you to display your own pictures! What a sweet deal.
Now imagine - if you can - that they cease to offer this feature and decide to display ads instead of your pictures. On your digital picture frame. Which you paid for to have in your home.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/amazon-is-bricking-primary-feature-on-160-echo-device-after-1-year/

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Extreme Electronics
@Extelec@mstdn.social

Föderation EN Sa 24.08.2024 11:47:51

@nblr and people wonder why I boycott Amazon.

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~n
@nblr@chaos.social

Föderation EN Sa 24.08.2024 11:49:32

@Extelec I always found it strange to find it strange to want a microphone in your home that's connected to some corpo's infra. Glad to see I'm not alone.

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@Extelec@mstdn.social

Föderation EN Sa 24.08.2024 11:54:58

@nblr will Amazon echo start doing voice ads next ?

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~n
@nblr@chaos.social

Föderation EN Sa 24.08.2024 12:00:15

@Extelec Don't give them ideas.
Audio ads on amazon echo devices would be kinda funny though. "Alexa, wake me up in half an hour" - "I've set an alarm" … 30 minutes later … "*peem-poom* we would like to interrupt your afternoon nap for an important announcement from today's sponsor snoozeright™! Get your personal snoozeright™ pillow now for 10% off by saying 'alright i want one' right now. *peem-poom*"

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