BootyBuccaneer@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoSmart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion apparstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSmart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion apparstechnica.comBootyBuccaneer@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square29fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareB0rax@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoI am all for smart appliances, as long as they are local and work with things like home assistant
minus-squareNaibofTabr@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoBut see, then the manufacturer can’t charge you a monthly rent to use the product you already bought. Absolutely it’s great if local connectivity is an option, there just isn’t really an incentive for manufacturers to prioritize that.
I am all for smart appliances, as long as they are local and work with things like home assistant
But see, then the manufacturer can’t charge you a monthly rent to use the product you already bought.
Absolutely it’s great if local connectivity is an option, there just isn’t really an incentive for manufacturers to prioritize that.