• Uriel238 [all pronouns]
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    44
    ·
    10 months ago

    What will be interesting is how a false negative plays out. A vest fails, someone dies yet the subscription is current: how does the lawsuit play out?

    See, when a life-saving device can fail due to software bugs, our brains point to malicious negligence when it does fail. It’s no longer a badly packed parachute but a company whose billing department wants to kill poor people.

    • Brejela the Purple@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      19
      ·
      10 months ago

      It’s a subscription service for an airbag vest. They’d rather have you die than not pay for a product you already purchased. I’d say that whether or not there’s a mechanical failure, the billing department does want to kill poor people.

    • SkippingRelax@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      10 months ago

      Limited liability. Negotiate with the family of the victim, ideally don’t pay at all if you can get away with it, and move on. Product management and marketing had a great idea to increase user retention, more in the meeting at 11.