jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoAmazon is bricking its Astro business robots less than a year after launchwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down14cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.online
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minus-squareCornpop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 months agoShould be required to open source it and unlock everything before sunsetting products.
minus-squarePrison Mike@links.hackliberty.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoThis is what gets me. Why don’t they do this? They’re turning down profit by discontinuing support, but probably their logic is someone else will benefit from the hardware without bringing in profit, so that’s bad forsomefucking reason.
minus-squareeyeon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoBefore launching products* walled gardens are only a little less awful when still supported
Should be required to open source it and unlock everything before sunsetting products.
This is what gets me. Why don’t they do this? They’re turning down profit by discontinuing support, but probably their logic is someone else will benefit from the hardware without bringing in profit, so that’s bad forsomefucking reason.
Before launching products*
walled gardens are only a little less awful when still supported