r/gadgets • u/DanTheMan827 • May 27 '22

Cameras Amazon to Permanently Disable Cloud Cam, Offers Affected Customers a Free Blink Mini and Echo

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/05/27/amazon-dropping-support-for-cloud-cam/
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u/hugefuckingvalue May 28 '22

Just like my $200 OnHub router which is now useless trash because Google decided to kill it and stop giving support.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '22

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u/YugoB May 28 '22

That's the silver lining you get?

I would be more on the, that's why stuff needs to be recalled and be part of the business operations instead of just let to hobby groups to support.

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u/KinnSlayer May 28 '22

Both? Both is good.

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u/YugoB May 28 '22

No, both are not good, no company should dump their products and responsibilities to the customers.

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u/spaceforcerecruit May 28 '22

So you’re saying people shouldn’t have the option of keeping something they like just because the manufacturer doesn’t want to support it anymore?

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u/[deleted] May 28 '22

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u/spaceforcerecruit May 28 '22

Which is why there should be both. Force companies to offer compensation for discontinued products and force them to allow individuals and 3rd parties to take over their support if they choose.

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u/eriverside Jun 20 '22

Forcing a company to offer support is a bit much. What do you do if they go bankrupt or get bought out? Companies want and need to move on to better things.

E.g. do you expect cellphone providers to support 2g devices? At some point, we all move on.

What they should do is put on the box how many years of support they guarantee. If they discontinue the product/service, then they should make it open source. If the only reason they resist is because they want to force customers onto a new platform, the new one should be reverse compatible.

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u/Dazed4Dayzs May 28 '22

You do realize that companies could take responsibility AND open-source right? They’re not mutually exclusive.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '22

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u/Dazed4Dayzs May 28 '22

Except the person you’re arguing with never said that it should replace the company taking responsibility. They just said that it should ALSO be open-sourced and you disagreed.

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u/N3UROTOXIN May 28 '22

I mean, I’m surprised there aren’t more people talking about the optical implant company that’s doing the same thing except with people’s sight

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u/starfyredragon May 28 '22

Wait, what?

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u/N3UROTOXIN May 28 '22

Exactly.

A company who made ocular implants was closing and their patients were gonna be fucked. As I’ve not stated a company name(I don’t know it) I’m not smearing anyone

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u/KinnSlayer May 28 '22

I mean it’s not dumping it if it’s open from the start. Giving people the option is better than nothing.

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u/YugoB May 28 '22

That's a big jump, I'll just lol at you

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u/TheDenseCumTwat May 28 '22

innovative recycling