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Software-gating is not inherently anti-consumer as it can provide useful in some scenarios. Examples of this being: | Software-gating is not inherently anti-consumer as it can provide useful in some scenarios. Examples of this being: | ||
*'''Customization''': It allows the user to finely tune device behavior, which would be really hard to implement with hardware buttons and switches. Examples of that being a piece of software to program the behavior of RGB keyboards, mice | *'''Customization''': It allows the user to finely tune device behavior, which would be really hard to implement with hardware buttons and switches. Examples of that being a piece of software to program the behavior of RGB keyboards, mice or hue-changing lamps. | ||
*'''Security features:''' Authentication devices that utilize software dependency to create security benefits for consumers. | *'''Security features:''' Authentication devices that utilize software dependency to create security benefits for consumers. | ||