I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud | Jeff Geerling
I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud | Jeff Geerling
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It’s all just to analyze the use of the options
…with the eventual intent of selling a subscription for the valuable features.
Buy a top of the line Bosch dishwasher for only $200. And pay $15.00 for the rest of its life to be able to use anything more than the “eco-quick” wash which doesn’t clean anything because it only has one wash and one rinse cycle.
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I would assume Bosch knows how blatant paywalling features looks and will backfire just like it did for BMW.
I am guessing Bosch wants to create a Bosch ecosystem where you can control all your home appliances with a single app. This is what PC OEMs did with RGB software. It's not really for surveillance although they do use it to push ads/premium features. The main intent is to lock you into their ecosystem and then you only buy products from them. Samsung & Apple do this are well known for this, and that's what they're emulating.
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I'm glad my appliances are all dumb
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Jeff runs a Home Assistant setup which means he really should have known better. All of the major appliance companies are doing this and it started years ago.
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Is it too much to ask for simple dumb appliances with as little electronics so that it's repairable and easy to use?
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Why is this lemon asking not be squeezed? - Pretty much every corporations
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It might sound weird but my dishwasher is the only appliance which I think was worth putting on the internet for me. Dont' get me wrong, the functions need to work regardless of Wifi or not! I really like the notifications I get from my dishwasher. It sends when it is done or needs some maintenance. Edit: Just to clarify: I fully agree with Jeffs conclusion!
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10s they gave us stupid cloud systems, car with no physical buttons and oligarchs. Fuck them.