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*[[IPhone planned obsolescence incidencies|IPhone planned obsolescence incidences]]

=== Kill switch ===

===Kill switch===

* [[Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback]]. Smartphone with [[Qualcomm]] SoC have so-called eFuse than can be "blown" by software means. The switch is manufactured in a way that once the bit in the EEPROM is written. it can't be undone except replacing the mainboard. This machanism is used by [[OnePlus]] to hard brick smartphones that users attempted to install a third-party ROM on.

*[[Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback]]. Smartphone with [[Qualcomm]] SoC have so-called eFuse than can be "blown" by software means. The switch is manufactured in a way that once the bit in the EEPROM is written. it can't be undone except replacing the mainboard. This machanism is used by [[OnePlus]] to hard brick smartphones that users attempted to install a third-party ROM on.

===EOL repair blocking actions===

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===Digital discontinuation bricking===

*[[Rosetta Stone bricks legacy CD-based and downloadable software|Rosetta Stone bricks $500 legacy CD software and downloadable products]] by blocking activation to push subscriptions. The bricked software has a perpetual license.

==References==

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 *[[IPhone planned obsolescence incidencies|IPhone planned obsolescence incidences]]
-=== Kill switch ===
+===Kill switch===
-* [[Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback]]. Smartphone with [[Qualcomm]] SoC have so-called eFuse than can be "blown" by software means. The switch is manufactured in a way that once the bit in the EEPROM is written. it can't be undone except replacing the mainboard. This machanism is used by [[OnePlus]] to hard brick smartphones that users attempted to install a third-party ROM on.
+*[[Oneplus phone update introduces hardware anti-rollback]]. Smartphone with [[Qualcomm]] SoC have so-called eFuse than can be "blown" by software means. The switch is manufactured in a way that once the bit in the EEPROM is written. it can't be undone except replacing the mainboard. This machanism is used by [[OnePlus]] to hard brick smartphones that users attempted to install a third-party ROM on.
 ===EOL repair blocking actions===
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 ===Digital discontinuation bricking===
+*[[Rosetta Stone bricks legacy CD-based and downloadable software|Rosetta Stone bricks $500 legacy CD software and downloadable products]] by blocking activation to push subscriptions. The bricked software has a perpetual license.
 ==References==