On 11 Dec 2022 at 20:32, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: > Regardless, my main point is Tesla (and others) *could* brick cars or > certain functionality. But I don't think they will because of enormous > public backlash.
You have more confidence in corporations than I do. Who really likes paying $2,000 per litre for inkjet printer ink? There's been a public backlash against printer manufacturers' tricks to make printers reject refilled ink and toner cartridges, but has that stopped them? If you buy something but the manufacturer maintains control of it, you don't own it. You've only bought limited rights to use it, for only as long as you don't displease the manufacturer by so doing. The only way to possibly inhibit this rent-seeking behavior is LEGISLATION. And even that may not work well without real teeth - like fines based on a percentage of worldwide revenue and mandatory jail time - because large manufacturers' CEOs consider regulatory fines just a cost of doing business. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Yearly reminder: unless you're over 60, you weren't promised flying cars. You were promised an oppressive cyberpunk dystopia. Here you go. -- Kyle Marquis = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
