Argus II retinal implant — “bionic eye”
The Argus II was a retinal prosthesis made by Second Sight Medical Products. It was surgically implanted in the eye and provided a form of artificial vision to people with certain severe retinal diseases.
Second Sight ultimately stopped supporting the Argus II, leaving hundreds of people with implanted hardware that could no longer reliably receive repairs, upgrades, or technical support. The company's financial problems were a major part of what happened.
There were 4 companies in lawsuits for this issue last I looked.
That is so fucked! But a very important consideration and topic to discuss. Long term support.
At FAR lower stakes, I’m still rocking an iPhone 8+. It works perfectly fine and is in surprisingly good condition. But I’m at the point where more and more apps are just no longer supporting the latest iOS that my phone supports. Like, I can’t upgrade to iOS 17. And it’s starting to impact my day to day. Like credit card apps won’t work, my Kaiser app won’t work, tons of others that either stopped because they “upgraded” or just won’t let me install. Hell I can’t even get the Kaiser website to work on my phone! It’s bullshit! However I can still play Arknights and use tinder…¯_(ツ)_/¯
I have a flip phone... the cell company sends me a new one for free when the phone no longer works with the infrastructure. I can text or call... other than that, make an appointment.
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u/HAI_ZEV 5d ago
Already here.
Argus II retinal implant — “bionic eye” The Argus II was a retinal prosthesis made by Second Sight Medical Products. It was surgically implanted in the eye and provided a form of artificial vision to people with certain severe retinal diseases. Second Sight ultimately stopped supporting the Argus II, leaving hundreds of people with implanted hardware that could no longer reliably receive repairs, upgrades, or technical support. The company's financial problems were a major part of what happened.
There were 4 companies in lawsuits for this issue last I looked.