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		Simulacra on Sept 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Philips Hue will soon force users to create an acc... Has anyone else noticed the proliferation of having to sign up for a service or account just to use the product that you paid for?

dmead on Sept 21, 2023 [–]

This is a well established trend. I dropped razer when they tried to get me to login to something to use my fucking mouse.

iteratethis on Sept 21, 2023 | [–]

But why? Are you not interested in our weekly 4GB driver update? Even more ways to blink the lights now.

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