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@pluralistic points out that
"a manufacturer can sell you a device and then mandatorily update it at a later date to take away its functionality, and then sell that functionality back to you as a “subscription”
And then gives example after example after example, etc of how this keeps happening.
As a Canadian, I favour less coupling with the USA, not more. This is not great.
"The USHL is applying to join the CHL.
"If you’re not a hockey fan, here’s the shorthand. The USA’s lone major junior league is now trying to join Canada’s major junior system. If it goes through, the USHL becomes the fourth league eligible to compete for the prestigious Memorial Cup."