Built to Fail*
*after 3 years, when mandatory warranty expires in the EU.
Comment on Plastic hinges on modern headphones
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Built to Fail: The story of 21st century consumer technology.
ByteJunk@lemmy.world 2 months ago
sidebro@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Especially if you look at the Samsung Fold/Flip-phones, god damn do they break. And they’re not cheap.
lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Absolutely. Added to that, they seem to be actively ruining their headphones with software updates as well. My XM5’s randomly turned off every few hours and thanks to a Chinese hacker I was able to downgrade the software - guess what, the problem went away.
They’re either doing this deliberately so you buy the latest model or their development team is utterly incompetent.
foodandart@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I’m gonna choose Door Number 1, Monty…
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 months ago
This shit right here is why I don’t let working stuff update anymore. I shouldn’t be sweating if the software update I’m downloading is going to make my life worse or not.
njordomir@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s a dangerous position to put people in: run vulnerable software or we will break your device. No one should have to choose between breaking their TV via update or staying on an insecure OS version and getting hacked.
In a functioning economy, the consumer goal of not getting hacked and having a functional device would be shared by the consumer AND the manufacturer.
njordomir@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Maybe they vibe coded the driver. :-D
Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Yeah, several years back I had a pair of the Sony earbuds that I bought refurbished off of eBay. A firmware update borked the battery in one of the buds and Sony was replacing them free if charge, but since mine weren’t bought new and weren’t from an actual store, they told me to screw off, so I did and haven’t been back. Before Sony ruined then they were really nice buds, but I’m not trusting them with my money anymore since they have proven a willingness to unilaterally decommission their devices.