Post #2115904

2026-05-06 20:02 UTC

@phraktalz @mhoye @billgoats "These models have been supported for at least 14 years — some as long as 18 years — but technology has come a long way in that time, and these devices will no longer be supported moving forward." ...and along that way old hardware is apparently no longer capable of the incredibly demanding task of downloading a bunch of text and displaying it in the form of static images...?

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@kkarhan@c.im 2026-05-07 02:05

@metnix @phraktalz @mhoye @billgoats nah… We all know it's just because #Amazon couldn't he assed to #backport their latest #AntiConsumer-#DRM to those devices. https://c.im/@kkarhan/116530825009955303

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@Terminhell@mastodon.social 2026-05-07 02:11

@metnix @phraktalz @mhoye @billgoats I'm not condoning what they're doing here, but it could be that the soc doesn't support modern web stuff. Possible exploits that can leave user accounts compromised etc. Edit: I don't mean browsing the web, but the API calls and such, encryption types.

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@piepants@famichiki.jp 2026-05-07 03:18

@metnix aka “we made these too durable, and people stopped giving us money, but we want more money” @phraktalz @mhoye @billgoats

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@seq@infosec.exchange 2026-05-07 04:06

@metnix @phraktalz @mhoye @billgoats That's such a stupid thing of them to say. I have a Kindle Voyage from around 2014 or so, and while it isn't (yet) part of the group of models about to be bricked, it's still basically on par with the e-readers released today. The technology itself hasn't really made any notable advancements for over a decade now. With the exception of some slight improvements to the panels that can show colours I guess, but that isn't too impressive either.

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