Sean Kleefeld@SKleefeld@retro.pizza
And I can't order anything from them without setting up a new account. I'm sure I'll run into something that's ONLY available through Amazon at some point, but I'm sure I can have my wife order that if it comes to that. I'd largely made a point of not ordering from them back in the early part of the year anyway. I was actually annoyed at one point when I ordered something through a company website to avoid using Amazon, and it turns out they used Amazon fulfillment anyway. The last thing I can recall actually ordering from them was a gift card for a relative back in late 2024.
Sean Kleefeld@SKleefeld@retro.pizza
Anyway, this whole thing emphasizes to me that A) any technology you rely on should not be dependent on the cloud, and B) any/all companies that can act like the proverbial 800 lb gorilla WILL act like an 800 lb gorilla the second they even think you've done something against their interests and you are SOL. This is the real enshitification -- the products/services don't just keep getting worse, they will cut you off from whatever crap service they provide the moment you're no longer profitable to them.
