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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Aug-2024 01:31:27 JST Ars Technica

   Amazon is bricking primary feature on $160 Echo device after 1 year

   Smart display will soon default to showing ads after three hours.

   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/amazon-is-bricking-primary-feature-on-160-echo-device-after-1-year/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • @huggydude🇺🇦 (huggydude@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Aug-2024 01:32:54 JST @huggydude🇺🇦

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     @arstechnica Here's why I am moving away from any Amazon devices....

   • Garret :bongoCat: (garretble@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Aug-2024 01:54:58 JST Garret :bongoCat:

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     @arstechnica

     I don't really get how people still buy Amazon products.

   • Chris Ferguson (chrisferguson@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Aug-2024 01:58:03 JST Chris Ferguson

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     @arstechnica If I owned one, I'd be in the garbage before it showed me a single ad.

   • Bob Gray (noeman5@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Aug-2024 03:05:00 JST Bob Gray

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     @arstechnica Figures, more ads. Another reason not to buy it.

   • disky (disky00@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Aug-2024 03:13:35 JST disky

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     @arstechnica Just never ever put anything like this in your house. Never buy it, never get used to it, and it will never be something you miss.

   • William Gunn (williamgunn@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Aug-2024 05:34:30 JST William Gunn

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     @arstechnica In case anyone wants a digital display that you actually own and will show whatever you want, check out Dakboard. We've had one for years and love it, no affiliation. There's a free version with zero ads and it'll pull from whatever cloud storage you want (Dropbox, etc.)
     https://dakboard.com/site

   • the_wiggler (the_wiggler@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Aug-2024 05:44:39 JST the_wiggler

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     @arstechnica i really wish you'd follow up headlines like this with something like "here's how you build your own".

     I don't actually know what your reader base is actually like, but I'd bet a significant amount of them have the ability to slot together a couple rasberry pi/Arduino modules to make a digital wiress photo frame, or even a full assistant replacement that's doesn't rely on these companies that constantly screw over their customers.

   • BassRck5000 (bassrck5000@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 24-Aug-2024 10:34:24 JST BassRck5000

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     @arstechnica
     C'mon Steve...