I’ll start: printers.

I bought an HP in March 2020 when my job went remote and HP bricked it remotely after only 100 pages because I wouldn’t sign up for their subscription program. Ended up trashing a perfectly good printer.

Luckily my library’s close by and I can print there remotely.

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    Anything smart or iot, or that requires a subscription to use.

    A windows license.

    Games consoles. (I would consider a stream deck to be immune from this as it’s just a handheld PC)

    Android phones, Apple phones.

    Wireless earphones.

    A modern car.

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      Also curious about wireless earphones, if it’s an audio quality thing, I can understand that.

      Please also reply to me so I can get a notification to see your answer

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        I’m not OP, but here are the downsides I’m aware of:

        • Poor reparability
        • BT always active
        • Codec support
        • Latency
        • Some need apps for full control and they can come with ads/tracking