This could go on for another 10 years.

This mess is going to get a lot worse before it gets better.

  • Ex Nummis@lemmy.worldEnglish
    77·
    10 hours ago

    The longer this goes on the more it seems like the explicit goal rather than a side effect.

    • rozodru@piefed.worldEnglish
      24·
      8 hours ago

      bingo. And any companies that do make it out the other end of this will transition to subscriptions for their stuff. HP is already rolling this out for their laptops. The end goal is to stop people from owning stuff but pay a monthly subscription on it. and if you want to own a device outright, prepare to pay a premium.