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Physical hardware ownership collapses when vendors restrict the proprietary software required to run it.
Hardware manufacturers systematically lock out independent developers and enforce high-margin monopolies by withholding technical documentation and gating software tiers.
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OpenPrinter: The Fight to Open Source the 'Razor-and-Blades' Inkjet Monopoly Printer companies defend their high-margin hardware ecosystems by enforcing strict firmware locks and restricting access to third-party cartridge communications.
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AMD Sparks Outrage by Stripping Linux Support from Vivado's Free Tier Gating Linux support behind an expensive paid tier forces independent developers and students to pay steep software costs to make use of standard hardware.