I would change that to "all Americans". Even as a software developer, it's not immediately clear to me which features of an IoT device rely on support.
Eg they mention smart TVs and it's wildly unclear to me what does or doesn't work without manufacturer support. I would imagine apps won't get updates, but what else breaks when the TV can't fetch ads/updates/etc?
It's really difficult for me to gauge where things will fall on the degraded <-> completely bricked spectrum.
snailmailstare 151 days ago [-]
Modern devices tend to have signed firmware with anti-rollback so you should assume that they can be entirely bricked post some update even if an analysis shows some features may continue to work today.
bell-cot 151 days ago [-]
From a quick skim - no mention of "bricked unless you start paying". I don't know how common that is, but it seems an obvious manufacturer's counter-move to poorly-written anti-bricking regulations.
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Eg they mention smart TVs and it's wildly unclear to me what does or doesn't work without manufacturer support. I would imagine apps won't get updates, but what else breaks when the TV can't fetch ads/updates/etc?
It's really difficult for me to gauge where things will fall on the degraded <-> completely bricked spectrum.