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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My thoughts exactly .... if a company's response to a problem with their equipment is to instead of fixing the problem but to ask you to replace it with a new model

I would go buy something new ... it just wouldn't be with the same company

This would be a great opportunity for a rival company to take advantage of this.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

It would. They could over a discount with the turn in of a d-link device and roll in some nonsense about reducing e-waste. They will probably get a nice little sales boost and tax breaks while helping the decline of a competitor.