alt Hacker NewsYep. For a router.
I didn't say that I thought it was right, or fair, or just. I didn't say I liked it, or that I agree with it.
In fact, I think it's a pretty ugly state of affairs when a person in an area of poor connectivity needs to climb the hill/go into town/otherwise make plans before they can get their shiny new router to work.
I can accept that things are the way they are, or I can pretend that they're different.
Acceptance seems to be a lot more honest.
You made the claim that companies require apps because it has lower friction for ordinary users. That claim is in error.
The implication that there is nothing anyone can do to improve the existing state of affairs is also incorrect.