[HN Gopher] Why consumer choice is stripped away and how the tec...
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       Why consumer choice is stripped away and how the tech industry
       profits from it
        
       Author : zdw
       Score  : 20 points
       Date   : 2026-02-28 16:20 UTC (6 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (fireborn.mataroa.blog)
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       | samtheDamned wrote:
       | Because of how silent enshittification is becoming the norm,
       | whenever I find a new service or program or app that I like I
       | always wonder how long I actually have to enjoy the app before it
       | starts removing features, ends interoperability, shuts down their
       | APIs, or sells out to someone else who will do it for them. I'm
       | not necessarily an open source ideologue, but it's the only type
       | of software I feel moderately safe with making a part of my
       | digital routine.
        
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