Best Buy discontinuation of Insignia Connect: Difference between revisions
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On November 6, 2019, [[Best Buy]] discontinued support for its Insignia Connect app.<ref name=":0">[https://web.archive.org/web/20241124004857/https://www.bestbuy.com/site/brands/best-buy-brands/pcmcat1596746025285.c?id=pcmcat1596746025285 Insignia. "Insignia Connect Product Validation Site." November 5, 2019.]</ref> This resulted in major functionality losses for affected Insignia products that used the service. | On November 6, 2019, [[Best Buy|'''Best Buy''']] discontinued support for its Insignia Connect app.<ref name=":0">[https://web.archive.org/web/20241124004857/https://www.bestbuy.com/site/brands/best-buy-brands/pcmcat1596746025285.c?id=pcmcat1596746025285 Insignia. "Insignia Connect Product Validation Site." November 5, 2019.]</ref> This resulted in major functionality losses for affected Insignia products that used the service. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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===Harm to consumer ownership=== | ===Harm to consumer ownership=== | ||
Consumers were left with products bought full-price, but with altered or reduced functionality. Companies being able to remotely and unilaterally alter the the functionality of products they sold undermines the ownership the consumers has over its items. | |||
===Generation of E-waste=== | ===Generation of E-waste=== | ||