My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmware over the WiFi

Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by aenis on Monday January 31, 2022 @09:34AM (#30148297)

I've used Miele appliances for 3 decades now. Somehow, until recently, they managed to provide excellent quality and durability without spying on their users and releasing half baked firmwares in need of updates.

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Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by ethbr0 on Monday January 31, 2022 @10:05AM (#30148647)

This is what happens when you hire / promote an overly ambitious VP and don't tell them "No" when they pitch.

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Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by jalk on Monday January 31, 2022 @10:36AM (#30149094)

This can easily been spun the other way around: There was a firmware upgrade that would save 10% energy / water / time in certain circumstances, but that evil corp hasn't provided us with a way to upgrade, because they want us to buy a brand new dishwasher.

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Re:My dishwasher won’t start until I let it update its firmw... by aenis on Monday January 31, 2022 @12:08PM (#30150443)

Except that they clearly never tried to incentivize customers into frequent upgrades. Quite unlike most other brands that have a habit of dying months out of warranty.

Anecdata: In my wive's house, we have a Miele wasching machine from the year 2000. Its been used daily. It is as good as on the day it was purchased - quiet, and does not vibrate even when spinning at its max 1600 rpm. Its pretty amazing.

I believe when it was last cleaned they did install new firmware -- though to be entirely hoenest, I doubt a lot of people really know or care how efficient their wasching machines are -- water is way too cheap.

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