[mkeedlinger]

There are so many examples of this. It's been hard to express and advocate for my severe distrust of proprietary garbage (my choice of words isn't hyperbole in this case) to others around me. But with so much of this race to the bottom, I can't help but wonder: how much will consumers take?

I'll admit, my FOSS prefering, DIY leaning use of tech is tedious, but is it worse than dealing with the churn companies force you (and your wallet) to deal with?

[rchaud]

The cassette tape adapter powered by the cigarette lighter is the gold standard of interoperability.

Today, most electronics manufacturers have sold off their operations, so we're left with proprietary pap like CarPlay and Android Auto.