▲ 85 ▼ Ads and tracking infiltrated TVs. Now they're coming for monitors. (arstechnica.com) submitted 1 week ago by along_the_road@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 28 points 1 week ago* (1 child) Stage 1: You pay for it, it is the product Stage 2: It is free, you are the product (enshittification) Stage 3: You pay for it, you are the product (late-stage enshittification) permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rmuk@feddit.uk 12 points 1 week ago (1 child) CEO: ...and some people think that's where it ends, but I'd like to show you something we've been working on for a while that our shareholders are super excited for and we think you'll come to tolerate, too. Introducing... Stage 4. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] almost1337@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) Stage 4: you pay to be the product directly; no profit-eating goods involved permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 5 points 1 week ago Stage 5: We pipe money directly out of your savings account for nothing. Thanks for doing business with us! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 12 points 1 week ago (1 child) CEO: ...and some people think that's where it ends, but I'd like to show you something we've been working on for a while that our shareholders are super excited for and we think you'll come to tolerate, too. Introducing... Stage 4. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] almost1337@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) Stage 4: you pay to be the product directly; no profit-eating goods involved permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 5 points 1 week ago Stage 5: We pipe money directly out of your savings account for nothing. Thanks for doing business with us! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] almost1337@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) Stage 4: you pay to be the product directly; no profit-eating goods involved permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 5 points 1 week ago Stage 5: We pipe money directly out of your savings account for nothing. Thanks for doing business with us! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HarkMahlberg@kbin.earth 5 points 1 week ago Stage 5: We pipe money directly out of your savings account for nothing. Thanks for doing business with us! permalink fedilink source parent