Post B59NYOEHTUXnlV7jFI by IngaLovinde@embracing.space
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 (DIR) Post #B59NYOEHTUXnlV7jFI by IngaLovinde@embracing.space
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       @thomasfuchs > “The challenge is that these devices were built for a different era and are not equipped to run newer, more data-hungry services and features,” he told the BBC, adding that “ageing hardware” could also pose problems.It's a fucking book reader, why would it need any "newer, more data-hungry services and features"
       
 (DIR) Post #B59V9zY6NohXu6Gv20 by AG100pct@infosec.exchange
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       @IngaLovinde @thomasfuchs unless the data hungry services are spyware and ad delivery.
       
 (DIR) Post #B59VWgTTT60xPBvaeu by IngaLovinde@embracing.space
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       @thomasfuchs imagine a fridge you bought in 2007 stops accepting any new food you put in it. You can only eat what's already there, but you cannot put anything new inside anymore. Its door literally switches to one-way mode.That's because the fridge manufacturer ended support for your fridge, because it was built for a different era and is not equipped to run newer, more data-hungry services and features; and ageing hardware could also pose problems.
       
 (DIR) Post #B59W3XCYxtpwCcgLbc by drchaos@sauropods.win
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       @IngaLovinde @thomasfuchs Yes. I wanted to quote exactly that. It's a bloody ebook reader. My ancient Kobo that I never activated nor connected to the net works. It helps that I avoid DRM media like the plague it is. Or read dead tree books. They are nicer anyway. Still: ebooks are really light weight and do not take up a lot of space, nor do they come with computing heavy features. So the reasoning is just... BS
       
 (DIR) Post #B59Y66d8PgdqZOSrxY by IngaLovinde@embracing.space
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       @drchaos @thomasfuchs I'm using e-ink book readers since Sony PRS-500 which in 2006 IIRC was the second commercial e-ink reader ever (the first one being some other Sony device that was only available on Japanese market).It never occurred to me that they need to have "services" or "features". Although having dictionary support in my current Kobo Aura H2O (released in 2014) is nice.
       
 (DIR) Post #B5C2NCSjMtvuWQaLmC by MostlyTato@mstdn.social
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       @IngaLovinde @thomasfuchs I miss my first gen Kindle, in the days before I boycotted Amazon. I loved just downloading books, it was a wonderful experience. I wouldn't touch that shit with a barge pole now though.