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I disagree. The average consumer needs to be educated that if a remote server can brick a device you have already paid money for, you do not own it. It has been leased.

The economics of leasing vs buying are well understood by the general public. Allow them to make an honest decision at the time of purchase.

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> The average consumer needs to be educated that if a remote server can brick a device you have already paid money for, you do not own it. It has been leased.

This isn't even the case: generally leased things have to work for some defined period of time ("the least period").

I also think a distinction should be drawn between things bricked because they require a server connection, vs devices bricked because the rightful owner has chosen to do so because they have been stolen.

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