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Startup set to brick $800 kids robot is trying to open source it first (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 20 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Only if there's an absolute bare minimum they're allowed to choose of 5-10 years after the last device/software is sold.

And even then, I still think they should be required to unlock devices (and software DRM bullshit/APIs to re-implement server components) to allow people who want to maintain them themselves.