empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoHP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1310arrow-down14cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziphardware@lemmy.worldlinustechtips@lemmit.onlinehackernews@lemmy.bestiver.setechnology@lemmit.online
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minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57·16 hours agoLet me get this straight - people buy a product advertised as having a feature, containing a part also advertised as having that feature, and then they disable it after purchase? How is that legal?
minus-squarewinkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63·15 hours agoAmericans have no consumer protections.
minus-squareDeathsEmbrace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoWhy would they when capitalists are more important than the consumers.
Let me get this straight - people buy a product advertised as having a feature, containing a part also advertised as having that feature, and then they disable it after purchase?
How is that legal?
Americans have no consumer protections.
Why would they when capitalists are more important than the consumers.