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Comment Re:Why? That could be actually useful. (Score 1) 49

We're supposed to trust the government.

We would, if our government were trustworthy.

This is outside Microsoft's decision making IMHO.

It most certainly is within the scope of any company's rights to refuse service to anyone the company finds unconscionable, including (and especially) U.S. law enforcement. The latter has no legal authority to compel service from any company.

Comment Re:So... I'm confused. (Score 1) 89

Unfortunately, our society...has trained a lot of people to believe that it's going to be extremely difficult to ever get a company to voluntarily stop billing you every month.

I see where you're coming from, and it's sensible enough. I subscribed to Urban Air for my kids, and canceling was very difficult*. And I've heard stories about other companies. I was limiting my thoughts to the topic at hand in this case, though, and not about bad companies in general.

* I looked on the website, and there was no option to cancel anywhere. I called the location we visit, and they said they couldn't cancel memberships. I don't remember if I found the phone number in the signup contract I saved when I joined, or whether I found it online after a lot of searching. In either event, they make it easy to join and difficult to cancel.

Comment Re:So... I'm confused. (Score 2) 89

I don't know about NetFlix, but plenty of companies deliberately make the process of severing contracts exceptionally difficult so you give up and just pay.

Select Account and then Manage Membership. The cancel button is a large red one that says, "Cancel Membership". So it is definitely easier to just cancel your membership than to cancel a credit card to avoid subsequent charges. In fact, anyone who cancels a credit card just to avoid future Netflix charges is a flaming moron.

Comment Re:Wait... (Score 1) 9

Aren't THEY the ones whose privacy was actually invaded?

They were in a public space where there is no expectation of privacy.

Despite common sense, though, Ring subscribers seemed to believe they had some expectation of privacy when uploading their recordings to someone else's servers. It's a truly bizarre situation. It's a bit like someone running naked down the street and then suing everyone who looked.

Comment Re: Where is the killer app? (Score 1) 133

...seems like a good use case for "VR with 'ordinary' glasses"....

That's never going to happen. It would require a power source a quarter of the size of a AAA battery with the power density of a small nuclear reactor.

AR will likely never be feasible in a mobile capacity, but has tons of uses in a controlled environment. Given that the Quest owns the VR space and is getting into the AR market, it will likely be first to market with affordable AR.

The Apple Pro failing was obvious at launch, as the price was too high and tethered you to an external power source that is clunky and ugly.

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