• frunch@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    24
    ·
    23 hours ago

    My fear is that this is only going to become the new pricing floor. Someone suggested that these companies are going to systematically scoop up nearly all remaining tech in an attempt to sell cloud computing etc as the only option for the average consumer (due to lack of affordable or perhaps even available tech)…

    I wouldn’t be surprised to find out they don’t want us having any access to our own computers etc because they can only control so much of what we can do with them.

    • anomnom@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      11
      ·
      15 hours ago

      I think digital fascism is a likely motivator at this point. The ceos have all been hanging out with the political fascists, so there’s not much reason to think otherwise.

    • undeffeined@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      16 hours ago

      I’ve also seen this perspective online and I really hope it’s just a theory and not reality.