It. Is. Never. Enough.

You paid hundreds of dollars for a new monitor, but it doesn’t matter. More ads, more profits.

I hate it.

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A rapist mentality.

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As with all these services, the “disagree” option is “stop using our devices and services” which really should be illegal when it’s tied to hardware you already bought it and the terms changed after the fact.

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I wonder how things would go if they made you agree to the terms before being allowed to purchase it.

People bring it to the till, and then just hand it back saying nope.

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Most people would agree without reading like they do at home.

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I bought an LG microwave a few months ago to replace a dead 10 year old Sharp. My favorite “features”:

  • The sticker on the door stating that by using the microwave I agree to LG’s TOS, including binding arbitration.
  • The single 4 minutes and 30 seconds of use I got out of it before the magnetron broke.

When I returned it they customer service person asked if I wanted it serviced under warranty – hilarious. Bought a Panasonic instead.

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It’s our hardware so we should be able to select another provider or host our own. Not that I consider ad tracking a “service”.

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Nope.

Back in the box and straight back to the store.

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Returning is not enough. Boycotting is not enough. We need to be marching on the FTC and Congress with torches and pitchforks about this shit!

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Exactly all 3!

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This just makes me think of every thread complaining about smart tvs and every comment saying “just buy a monitor!”

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Indeed…

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Or projector.

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This needs to go viral and be posted in reviews for every monitor with this “feature”. Heck, make a convenient warning icon indicating “adware” for such reviews so I can scroll past them faster.

No way I’m risking buying a TV or monitor from LG after seeing this. It would go right back in the box to be returned.

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The warning icon should be a purple monkey.

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You know I’ve not seen a bonzibuddy in a long long time.

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Once it’s established as a way to make money, everyone will add it.

Don’t be surprised to see it added to the GPUs at the output level, just in case you think any screen manufacturers will hold out.

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