I hacked SONOS and YouTube the same day
Every day I&#x27;m frustrated by apps that I know were once highly simple and functional.<p>The idea that we&#x27;re paying for devices and apps that are artificially limited and hobbled by others seeking more profit really has me worried about the future.<p>For example, Winamp ran several years as a music player, although it was not a very profitable operation, it functioned just like every other consumer music player since the 70s, with play, stop, track skipping, fast-forward, shuffle play etc...<p>Now music players have completely screwed up the model for a music player. They more often don&#x27;t function properly unless a subscription is paid for.... They insert ads into music playlists, they often skip more than one track, they don&#x27;t truly shuffle music, and they also add a ton of frustration with buffering and connectivity issues into the simple process of listening to music, even when I play my locally stored collection of music on them.<p>The practice of reducing features in something as simple as a music player, a device that is meant for enjoyment shows how grim the concept of a software-driven world should be. Products are rarely solving problems now, they are only introducing new and stupid problems, and not innovating further. It&#x27;s a huge problem that should be addressed.<p>I&#x27;m tired of hobbled functionality, hack the planet. :P