Smart display will soon default to showing ads after three hours.

It’s pretty cool how things we purchase can just lose functionality at the drop of a hat.

  • Capt. Wolf@lemmy.world
    89·
    3 months ago

    So I bought one of Spotify’s Car Things when they were flushing them after realizing nobody knew fuck all about them.

    The device itself works alright for it’s purpose, but is basically just a fancy way to change tracks or answer your phone. There’s no GPS or messaging integration that you’d get with CarPlay. It doesn’t even tell the time. Still, it works and is useful.

    A few months ago, Spotify sent out emails that, as of December, they will be bricking all of them and to dispose of them via whatever recycling service you have.

    Pretty shitty that we’ve entered an era where companies can just destroy something you paid for because they want to… There need to be laws against this.

    • jumjummy@lemmy.world
      11·
      3 months ago

      In case you didn’t know, you can contact support. D get a credit to your Spotify subscription, usually in the amount that you paid for the Car Thing. You’ll just need your receipt.