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Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

First Inwas like Yeeeah to all the "smart stuff". But more and more I'm thinking - what happens to current cars after some time? When all the connected crap gets disconnected? Currently you can fix and drive any old piece of junk and drive it in theory forever. What happens when the smart cars lose connection to mothership? What happens when all the electronics go bad and there is no way to fix it? Same goes for your fridge, coffee maker, etc.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

In the long run, having it all running Free Software is the only way to ensure it can be supported indefinitely. I have a zero-tolerance policy against proprietary software in my devices, and you should too.