Didn’t GoPro start requiring online activation of their cameras a while back? Like customers couldn’t use it out of the box until they installed the smartphone app and activated it?
Edit: Looks like GoPro did try doing it by using dark patterns first and then getting more aggressive.
And the second highest comment is “wHY arE YoU bUyINg nEW TeCH wItH aN OlD pHOnEeeee?” (Because OP’s complaint is about how they don’t have a phone capable of running the app rather than just a “why the fuck does this need an app?”)
Though there’s a non-zero chance those replies are made by someone with a vested interest. It’s annoying how both those and people who have just drunk the koolaid are pretty much impossible to tell apart.
Didn’t GoPro start requiring online activation of their cameras a while back? Like customers couldn’t use it out of the box until they installed the smartphone app and activated it?
Edit: Looks like GoPro did try doing it by using dark patterns first and then getting more aggressive.
https://www.reddit.com/r/gopro/comments/16n6xyr/so_you_need_the_gopro_quik_app_to_activate_the/
And the second highest comment is “wHY arE YoU bUyINg nEW TeCH wItH aN OlD pHOnEeeee?” (Because OP’s complaint is about how they don’t have a phone capable of running the app rather than just a “why the fuck does this need an app?”)
Though there’s a non-zero chance those replies are made by someone with a vested interest. It’s annoying how both those and people who have just drunk the koolaid are pretty much impossible to tell apart.