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Motorola effectively bricked its entire line of WiFi routers without explanation (mashable.com)
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[โ€“] Wfh@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would never buy a such a critical piece of equipment if it depended on an app. I've seen too many devices being rendered useless or crippled when their app disappears or worse, forces a subscription model. Meanwhile, I SSH into my Mikrotik router, as the gods intended.

[โ€“] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

never thought I'd see the day where someone would say "I saw what happened to all the other stupid devices that did X, so I'm never buying a device that does X".

But it seems there are people out there who are capable of learning.. rare as it may be.

Thats a nice gentle breath across the last dying ember of hope I had.