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10 years isn't the worst run, but it still proves the point that anything which needs an app or connected web service to function will inevitably become e-waste, and maybe sooner than you'd like.
Earlier today, I was looking at reviews of portable Bluetooth speakers. One had a bullet point "No equalizer app, with only basic EQ functions available on the speaker itself."
The review intended that to be a negative, but I was like "Hell yeah that's what I want!"
Functionality in pure hardware means it will keep on working as long as the hardware works. It means that I myself get to be the one who decides when I need an upgrade, not when the company forces my hand.
Every single tech purchasing decision I make these days, having freedom from apps, cloud, or any other ticking time bomb is top of my feature list.
Gonna be a pity not having 32 bands of eq on that puppy though... Also when a new version of the speaker comes out you probably won't even find out about it for like a month since you won't be getting a push notification about it while you're driving.
Oh no!
Anyway...
Unless the company removes that. Like what Google did with Stadia for their controller..?
Eh sorta but not really? Google released firmware to let you convert it to a regular Bluetooth controller, and although it was for a limited time, it's still available on GitHub.