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minus-squarejust_another_person@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 hours agoSoftware can easily harm the actual device, so locking it to prevent that from happening in a warranty situation doesn’t seem super off-base to me.
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoSo can installing a faulty third-party cooling fan, but in the USA, the law requires the warranty provider to prove the fault was caused by improper maintenance or defects in third-party components.
Software can easily harm the actual device, so locking it to prevent that from happening in a warranty situation doesn’t seem super off-base to me.
So can installing a faulty third-party cooling fan, but in the USA, the law requires the warranty provider to prove the fault was caused by improper maintenance or defects in third-party components.