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to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

CVS Is Turning Locked Shelves Into an Excuse to Make You Download Its App

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CVS Is Turning Locked Shelves Into an Excuse to Make You Download Its App

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The store is trialing a feature to let customers unlock cabinets with their phone.
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    The locked shelves are to block thieves.

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      Ask the physical movie and music industries how well that worked out for them.

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        They got killed by streaming, not locked shelves.

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          That was a mistake on our part… Shoulda killed them with “piracy” matey!

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          They got killed by making it inconvenient to use legally purchased media by adding unskippable trailers, copy protection, things like the Sony rootkit,… and also empty boxes on the shelves with the actual media hidden behind the counter.

          Making life harder for people trying to buy your product is never a good idea.

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      They’ve turned blocking thieves into an income stream. Consumers will have to let CVS collect their personal data to be allowed to purchase baby formula.

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      is that what teevvee told you, boy?

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      Uh, yeah?

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      5 months ago

      Turns out they also block customers.

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