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Re:Wafer shortage improvement in sight for 300mm, but not 200mm by xxpor on Thursday May 19, 2022 @01:10PM (#31437296)
A dumb washing machine where dumb == not connected to wifi: I think most would agree.

A dumb washing machine that doesn't sense the amount of clothes to pick the right amount of water: What is it, 1972 still?

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Re:Wafer shortage improvement in sight for 300mm, but not 200mm by iancmceachern on Thursday May 19, 2022 @01:28PM (#31437591)
Exactly. Even in a "dumb" TV there are dozens of ics, lots of complexity that we don't see. Removing the smart TV part removes the equivalent of a roku stick worth of components. It doesn't change the calculus, it's a red hering. Ok, so you remove 4 ics out of 100, still in the same boat.
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