From 9a3ed23c920b9d3e90ca1699a330aa9479f047ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arnav Bhatt Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:19:44 +0530 Subject: initial article --- articles/artificial-software-level-lockdowns.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'articles/artificial-software-level-lockdowns.md') diff --git a/articles/artificial-software-level-lockdowns.md b/articles/artificial-software-level-lockdowns.md index 68f4eb5..e776c2b 100644 --- a/articles/artificial-software-level-lockdowns.md +++ b/articles/artificial-software-level-lockdowns.md @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ While we are facing the problem of right to repair, we are also facing another p ### Explanation of the term -The term basically signifies the practise endorced by the big tech corporations to artifically nerf the capabilities of the hardware of the devices by software. This means either not allowing the software such as [operating systems to not run on perfectly capable hardwares](https://www.tomsguide.com/news/what-is-a-tpm-and-heres-why-you-need-it-for-windows-11) which is not "approved" by the company, [providing updates which make the devices worse in terms of functionality](https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/apple-accused-of-deliberately-slowing-down-iphones-with-new-ios-updates-1830419-2021-07-20), [not allowing the consumers to do any sort of modification with their devices](https://9to5google.com/2021/08/24/galaxy-z-fold-3-disables-all-cameras-while-the-bootloader-is-unlocked/), [manufacturers not providing the source codes they use on their softwares which contains license that explicitly says to provide it to the public](https://www.xda-developers.com/mediatek-source-code-release-no-plans/) and much more. +The term basically signifies the practise endorced by the tech companies to artifically nerf the capabilities of the hardware of the devices by software. This means either not allowing the software such as [operating systems to not run on perfectly capable hardwares](https://www.tomsguide.com/news/what-is-a-tpm-and-heres-why-you-need-it-for-windows-11) which is not "approved" by the company who made the software, [providing updates which make the devices worse in terms of functionality](https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/apple-accused-of-deliberately-slowing-down-iphones-with-new-ios-updates-1830419-2021-07-20), [not allowing the consumers to do any sort of modification with their devices](https://9to5google.com/2021/08/24/galaxy-z-fold-3-disables-all-cameras-while-the-bootloader-is-unlocked/), [manufacturers not providing the source codes they use on their softwares which contains license that explicitly says to provide it to the public](https://www.xda-developers.com/mediatek-source-code-release-no-plans/) and much more. ### The seriousness of the issue - +By these tactics, the tech companies ensure that you don't actually own the product that you paid for by not having full control over it, but instead they make you to be dependent on them for the lifespan of your devices. -- cgit v1.2.3