That's true ;)
Yes, I've started building a side project after quite some time now, and decided to intentionally be "dumb" about it. Feels quite rewarding and I'll definitely blog about it once it is in usable form.
"The only way out" is not encourage a company that tries to fuck you over maybe. If you're trying to find ways to still give them your money it is not a way out. That's the addiction talking mate.
For an iPhone or Mac I can accept most things being binded together. I can’t for a car that I expect to be able to keep for a longer period of time. I can buy another phone relatively easily not a car. I feel that this goes for most people.
Car warranties are heading for 10 years these days. I think the two recent Chinese EVs we bought are both 7 or 8 year warranties. One must expect that this would affect second hand prices - but new prices seem to be coming down to a level where a second hand EV, in not many years, would be low enough that they are effectively throw away.
In this 'throw away' scenario, though, I'd hope that car recycling becomes a thing pretty quickly (aside: I think any large product manufacturer should have a complete lifecycle plan from manufacture to entire breakdown and recycle/reclaim, especially if their products include non-renewable minerals etc.)
What about when it decides to ban specific things, like say writing gambling-related applications? Or partner with, say, an auth provider and decides that all Claude-generated user management now goes through their affiliate? Replace auth provider with any backend feature.
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