Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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You bought the device. It’s sitting in your house. So you own it, right? Not necessarily. Modern connected products can be changed long after you pay for them, and sometimes those changes remove features, reduce performance, introduce subscriptions, or make the product stop working entirely.
In this video, I dig into more than a decade of examples involving Sonos, Apple, Sony, HP, Tesla, Google, AT&T, Wink, Spotify, and PlayStation. We’ll look at iPhones that were remotely slowed down, PS3 features that disappeared, Tesla batteries that temporarily lost usable range, smart homes suddenly placed behind subscriptions, Spotify hardware that became electronic waste, and purchased digital movies that customers are about to lose access to.
Ahrefs Brand Radar helps you see where your brand is actually showing up across the modern discovery landscape. It tracks brand visibility across AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, Google AI, and Grok, including when your brand is mentioned, when your website is cited as a source, and how your share of voice compares with competitors. You can also measure visibility across YouTube, Reddit, TikTok, search demand, and the broader web, giving creators and businesses a clearer picture of where people are discovering them and where they may be getting overlooked. Check out Ahrefs Brand Radar here: geni.us/ahrefsbrandradar
Connected technology can get dramatically better after you buy it, and that’s part of what makes modern devices so useful. But the same connection gives companies enormous control over products you thought you owned. So the bigger question is this: when you click "buy" in 2026, what are you actually buying?
CHAPTERS
0:00 You Don’t Actually Own Your Tech Anymore
0:49 Sonos Software Update Ruins Smart Speaker Setups
2:32 Apple Batterygate Slows Down iPhones
4:28 Ahrefs Brand Radar!
5:53 Sony Deletes Linux OtherOS from PS3
7:14 HP Adds DRM to Printer Ink Cartridges
8:47 Tesla Removes Battery Range on Model S Remotely
10:53 Google Nest Speakers Lose Home Functionality Due to Sonos Lawsuit
12:07 Steve Jobs Original iPad AT&T Cellular Promise Disappears
15:23 Wink Smart Hub Bait and Switch
16:54 Spotify Bricks Car Thing
18:27 Sony Pulls PlayStation Movies and Shows with No Refund
19:26 Buyer Beware of Terms of Service
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You bought the device. It’s sitting in your house. So you own it, right? Not necessarily. Modern connected products can be changed long after you pay for them, and sometimes those changes remove features, reduce performance, introduce subscriptions, or make the product stop working entirely.
In this video, I dig into more than a decade of examples involving Sonos, Apple, Sony, HP, Tesla, Google, AT&T, Wink, Spotify, and PlayStation. We’ll look at iPhones that were remotely slowed down, PS3 features that disappeared, Tesla batteries that temporarily lost usable range, smart homes suddenly placed behind subscriptions, Spotify hardware that became electronic waste, and purchased digital movies that customers are about to lose access to.
Ahrefs Brand Radar helps you see where your brand is actually showing up across the modern discovery landscape. It tracks brand visibility across AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, Google AI, and Grok, including when your brand is mentioned, when your website is cited as a source, and how your share of voice compares with competitors. You can also measure visibility across YouTube, Reddit, TikTok, search demand, and the broader web, giving creators and businesses a clearer picture of where people are discovering them and where they may be getting overlooked. Check out Ahrefs Brand Radar here: geni.us/ahrefsbrandradar
Connected technology can get dramatically better after you buy it, and that’s part of what makes modern devices so useful. But the same connection gives companies enormous control over products you thought you owned. So the bigger question is this: when you click "buy" in 2026, what are you actually buying?
CHAPTERS
0:00 You Don’t Actually Own Your Tech Anymore
0:49 Sonos Software Update Ruins Smart Speaker Setups
2:32 Apple Batterygate Slows Down iPhones
4:28 Ahrefs Brand Radar!
5:53 Sony Deletes Linux OtherOS from PS3
7:14 HP Adds DRM to Printer Ink Cartridges
8:47 Tesla Removes Battery Range on Model S Remotely
10:53 Google Nest Speakers Lose Home Functionality Due to Sonos Lawsuit
12:07 Steve Jobs Original iPad AT&T Cellular Promise Disappears
15:23 Wink Smart Hub Bait and Switch
16:54 Spotify Bricks Car Thing
18:27 Sony Pulls PlayStation Movies and Shows with No Refund
19:26 Buyer Beware of Terms of Service
🤖 Circuit Breaker: #1 Weekly Tech Newsletter: geni.us/circuit
🎧 My Podcast - Geared Up: youtube.com/@GearedUp
💥 Join the TechSquad for bonuses: youtube.com/@Andru/join
SUBSCRIBE to my channel for the latest videos: youtube.com/@Andru?sub_confirmation=1
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VIDEO GEAR I USE
camera: Panasonic Lumix S1H - geni.us/panasonics1h
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computer: Mac Studio - geni.us/macstudio1
MUSIC
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