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  • ASUS has apparently withdrawn the ability to unlock the bootloader on its phones.
  • As per the company’s technical support team, Zenfone 10 and Zenfone 9 users
  • TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Once digital media got away with “actually we are just letting you borrow it and can take it away whenever we want”, hardware manufacturers have been drooling to do the same. Apple and game console manufacturers are most of the way there already.

    • zaplachi@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Well it sure is a good thing they are making everything smart nowadays….

      But seriously I can’t believe how fast the car industry locked previously free features behind a subscription

      • TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I agree with the sentiment, but even the claim that they were free is part of their narrative. Their cost was included in the price of the car, everyone paid for it already. They are double-dipping.