[patient_zero]

I'm in agreement with you, and its refreshing to see that view expressed on this site. The guy shouldn't have to go so far to do what he wants with hardware that he purchased. We have come so far away from the old concept of ownership and have for so long dealt with lackluster consumer protection that this simple concept is a radical one to some.

It seems to me that there's a bit of a blind spot here on ycombinator, specifically for tech companies and developers that is, in assuming they are working in good faith.

I guess it's that most people here work in tech or with said folks so I get why; it's just the way ycombinator swings.

[bubblethink]

Chromebooks would go down as one of those tragedies that were too ahead of their time because people have just stopped reading or doing any of their own research.

>I guess it's that most people here work in tech or with said folks so I get why; it's just the way ycombinator swings.

There is HN bias, but in this case it's the reverse bias, specifically because most folks DO NOT work in this sort of tech.