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I hate these proprietary systems because companies have very bad track records in terms of maintenance, since they'd rather you buy a newer product.
In a country with good consumer rights, this would be a valid reason to return it and get a replacement or refund: It's no longer offering functionality that was advertised and that you paid for as part of the purchase price.
In the EU this would probably be a no-brainer.
No, it wouldn't. The same thing happened when 3G was shut off here and there was no recourse for consumers.