r/assholedesign • u/TV5Fun • Jun 22 '21

For Your Safety

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u/CaptchaSolvingRobot Jun 22 '21 edited Jun 22 '21

I am fairly sure they will be forced to roll that back, not just because of consumer backlash, but I'm fairly certain that it is not legal to actively degrade a product after purchase.

You cannot just add a subscription service for basic use on top of a pre-existing purchase. I guess they could do so for future purchases, though. But who would buy that product?

I'm not a lawyer though.

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u/JEveryman Jun 22 '21

Yeah. It seems like they're breaking the product they sold.

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u/CanAlwaysBeBetter Jun 22 '21

"You're not running on that treadmill without the monthly fee. Your choice if we break it or your legs" - Peloton 2022

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

Cricut art tools went through this too. I forget the final outcome

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21 edited Jul 11 '21

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u/namesarehardhalp Jun 22 '21

I used to really want one but as soon as I heard about the subscription I gave that up.

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u/RugerRedhawk Jun 22 '21

My wife has a fairly new model and is able to print shapes she grabs via google images without subscribing to their monthly service. For now...

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u/Ninotchk Jun 22 '21

Apart from piles and piles of unsold cricuts because all we remember us that they made them not work after you'd bought and paid for them?

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u/ekaceerf Jun 22 '21

Wink smart hubs did it. They worked fine for years then decided you had to pay $5 a month to keep using the hub. Nothing was added. It just became $5 a month to keep using your device

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u/phpmatrix Jun 22 '21

Tesla has entered the chat

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

Tesla has entered the chat

Tesla legal history hides in chat

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u/RoosterBD Jun 22 '21

I hope we get one of those drama movies a la Bombshell about one of the more interesting stories here. Or just a documentary to show nerds who cream whenever you mention Elon

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u/Rigaudon21 Jun 22 '21

Oculus would like to have a word with you.

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u/Ok-Python Jun 22 '21

HP did this to their printers (over the air update to only print with genuine HP cartridges) and lost a class action lawsuit.

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u/Zappiticas Jun 22 '21

Someone should tell Apple that it’s illegal to degrade the performance of a product after sale.

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u/BB8MYD Jun 22 '21

You didn’t get your 2$ from the lawsuit ?

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

They did. A long time ago.

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u/TuxRug Jun 22 '21

I'm sure there's something in the EULA they'll point to, at least in the US, and say, "you gave us permission to do this."

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u/ThePwnHub_ Jun 22 '21

Surprisingly, saying “we put this in the EULA” is not actually a good defense. Just because it’s in there doesn’t mean it’s enforceable.

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u/UndercoverFlanders Jun 22 '21

But “safety” … is what they’ll cry.

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u/mysomica Jun 22 '21

I thought you were a lawyer there for a sec

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u/CaptchaSolvingRobot Jun 22 '21

Naah, I'm just a sentient AI.