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-'''Discontinuation bricking''' occurs when a product is "bricked" — no longer functional — because the producer has discontinued it. Discontinuation bricking almost exclusively occurs in products that require a connection to a remote server hosted by the producer. The product may become bricked if the company decides to shut down services or if the company goes out of business entirely, which is a significant harm to consumer rights.
+'''Discontinuation bricking''' occurs when a product is renderered no longer functional ("bricked") because the manufacturer has decided to discontinue it. Discontinuation bricking almost exclusively occurs in products that require a connection to a remote server hosted by the producer. The product may become bricked if the company decides to shut down services or if the company goes out of business entirely, while not allowing the consumer to substiture those services with alternative and/or [[self-hosted]] solutions. End-of-life for a produt does not require the product be bricked.
-== Bricking- vs proper EOL ==
+{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="margin: auto;
-{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
+|+ End-of-Life compared to bricking
-|+
-!x
-![[EOL]]
-!ideal EOL
-!Soft BRICK
-!'''Discontinuation bricking'''
 !
+!EOL
+!Soft brick
+!Discontinuation bricking
 |-
-|hardware boots
+|Device boots
-|
 |yes
 |yes
 |sometimes
-|
 |-
-|basic functionality
+|Basic functionality
-|
 |yes
 |sometimes
 |no
-|
 |-
-|software updates
+|Software updates
-|
 |sometimes
 |no
 |no
-|
 |}<!-- Please expand chart  -->
 ==Warning signs of discontinuation bricking==