Bamboozled: Every Trick Tech Companies Use On You | Spec Fraud, Dark Patterns, AI Price Machine, and more....
They're Lying to You - Tech Company Deception Exposed Tech companies have turned marketing into a masterclass of misdirection. From fake specs and invented terminology to subscription-locked hardware and AI-powered price discrimination - here's every trick they use on you, and how to see through it. Tech / Consumer Rights / Opinion They're Lying To You The complete playbook of tech industry deception - from fake specs and invented words to subscription-locked hardware and AI that adjusts prices based on your battery level. By @patelritiq May 2026 Tech / Opinion Long Read Introduction Juat a few days ago I watched a video that made me irrationally angry. Not the "this is mildly annoying" kind of angry - the kind where you sit back, stare at the ceiling, and realize you've been ...