“Say, you have a nice piece of kit there. It would be a shame if something were to break and it neded repair”

Break-up? If only… I hate these stupid exaggerated clickbaity titles.

It’s hardly more than a realization of their toxic relationship. But that is indeed the 1st step of change.

Not with a DoD contract they won’t

👆Here is an idea👏

I agree, they start to sound desperate to keep their current momentum going. I think the bubble will burst soon. Things look solid until they’re not.

This seems just as toyish as did dinnerplate sized drones 2y ago. So chances are I’m wrong again.

I’d say not before the bosses and shareholders agree to take 50% of their compensation in the form of AI tokens.

These fucking leeches…

It is quite obvious that it’s AI

Seeing the source (FT) and the Rubio directive, that anonymous qoute from the “European military official” may have come from some hungarian puppet.

That’s easy. Just a matter of leaving them off. /s

Seriously, be careful what you wish for! Hw vendors have been trying locking people out of their own devices for decades. Throw in the current trends of big tech and in a dystopian, but possible future you may not be allowed other devices than approved by the powers that be. Russia’s Max(?) app, anyone? Or the Chinees counterpart? Different kind of computerless, but there you go.

In other words, this is a self-defeating wish. I hope not many people fall in the trap of adopting this standpoint. Wishing reality away is not a good strategy.

Of course OP may have just attempted sarcasm. Which is fine.

I can recommend the Fairphone for those who appreciate actually owning the device they paid for