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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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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (16 children)

You know, This kind of shit happens so frequently anymore that if you're dumb enough to buy things that, for absolutely no reason, requires an internet connection and/or an app.. Then you deserve what you get.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Username checks out

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Hey, I may be a random idiot, but I've never fuckin paid a 300%+ premium for a smart device, nor cried when it predictably either died early or started charging for use because corporate fuckery.

You had the choice to not buy it, You can not in the year 2024, not be aware of how this shit always, inevitably goes down.

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