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When tech hardware becomes paperweights (basic.bearblog.dev)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Now I have this blood pressure monitor device that doesn't work without a logged in app and is a paperweight. I'm lucky I never invested into their ecosystem of health products. Lesson is no matter how popular a brand is, there is no guarantee they will be around. I've lost all my health data and there is no way to get it back.

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[–] 36 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Open source software and hardware are the only technology future.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago

    It's the only reason my 1500$ CPAP still works. Company discontinued it but I fixed it up so it still works. And it had a hard 5 year replacement rule, ie it's designed to software block you from using the machine after 5 years and get a new one.

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