My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a generic filter doesn't work

Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by cujo on Thursday January 23, 2020 @01:19PM (#22130108)

I think their unpublished argument is that they can make money by forcing people to use their own filters by making the argument publicly that they shouldn't have to provide support for people putting consumables that they don't have any quality control over into their machines.

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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by chrisseaton on Thursday January 23, 2020 @01:20PM (#22130122)

That seems a little uncharitable.

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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by swsieber on Thursday January 23, 2020 @01:28PM (#22130208)

It seems about as charitable as a profit driven corporation, which was being evaluated.

On a less snarky note: We've been repeatedly shown that companies act in their own self interest, and put out as cover reasons that are more socially acceptable.

But also, I think "restricting consumer choice because their warranty wouldn't cover it" is a terrible reason, and shouldn't be socially acceptable.

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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by cujo on Thursday January 23, 2020 @01:30PM (#22130238)

I have a hard time believing that GE has been dealing with a lot of warranty claims because people are using after market filters. Couple that with that a filter that runs more than 2x the off-brand one runs, and it looks a lot like a money grab.

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Re:My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a gene... by t34543 on Thursday January 23, 2020 @01:59PM (#22130557)

You can’t even really get genuine warranty claims addressed. There’s always a catch: labor not included, part in order, no fridge for 4 days until tech can return.

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