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Re:Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too ... by Spooky23 on Friday September 10, 2021 @09:49AM (#28481517)
People line up at 4AM to get a garbage TV from Walmart on Black Friday. It’s a commodity and people only care about price.

It’s a crowded marketplace, and the only way to eke out margin is better quality and/or features. For TVs, people in general give no shits about panel quality/color/etc, and volume shipment of better stuff is costly. But people love features, and bolting on software enhances margins at no or low cost.

Cooking gear is the same.

Re:Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too ... by only_as_i_fall on Friday September 10, 2021 @10:07AM (#28481788)
Smart TV baffle me because their software is always garbage and even non-tech people can tell its garbage. I've never seen someone happy with the OS in their television and most people use an external box anyway. Yet every TV must be wifi compatible with a bunch of shifty streaming apps bolted on.
Re:Our fridge just emailed us to say we opened its door too ... by Spooky23 on Friday September 10, 2021 @12:32PM (#28483863)
Remember that TV is for everyone. Think of the dumbest person you know - the dumbest person that guy knows also has a TV.