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Startup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refunds (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And who is going to pay for that? If they could afford to refund all their customers they wouldn't be going bust.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Liquidatoon doesn't mean they have no money. And they still have some assets.

Also that's why we should apply mandatory copy laws to software too.

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

The law would probably make sure customers whose products are being bricked are counted as creditors. Ideally after employees (unpaid wages) and before investors. They may not get full refunds, but they'll be entitled to something if it's possible.