Self-destructive design: Difference between revisions
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*[[IPhone planned obsolescence incidencies|IPhone planned obsolescence incidences]] | *[[IPhone planned obsolescence incidencies|IPhone planned obsolescence incidences]] | ||
=== Kill switch === | ===Kill switch=== | ||
* [[Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback]]. Smartphone with [[Qualcomm]] SoC have so-called eFuse than can be "blown" by software means. The switch is manufactured in a way that once the bit in the EEPROM is written. it can't be undone except replacing the mainboard. This machanism is used by [[OnePlus]] to hard brick smartphones that users attempted to install a third-party ROM on. | *[[Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback]]. Smartphone with [[Qualcomm]] SoC have so-called eFuse than can be "blown" by software means. The switch is manufactured in a way that once the bit in the EEPROM is written. it can't be undone except replacing the mainboard. This machanism is used by [[OnePlus]] to hard brick smartphones that users attempted to install a third-party ROM on. | ||
===EOL repair blocking actions=== | ===EOL repair blocking actions=== | ||
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===Digital discontinuation bricking=== | ===Digital discontinuation bricking=== | ||
* [[Rosetta Stone bricks legacy CD-based and downloadable software|Rosetta Stone bricks legacy standalone CD software and downloadable products with perpetual license by blocking activation to push subscriptions]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||