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Re:I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud by account42 on Tuesday March 25, 2025 @08:26AM (#43470388)
It's probably more that they add the online features because some users want them and then think if they already have that they can save some cents on buttons.

Also I seriously doubt the hosting costs are more than a rounding error for a multiple-hundred-dollar appliance.

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Re:I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud by uberman on Tuesday March 25, 2025 @08:55AM (#43470616)
It's cheaper because in the end they sell your data.
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Re:I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud by darkwater on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @04:14AM (#43479958)
> Also I seriously doubt the hosting costs are more than a rounding error for a multiple-hundred-dollar appliance.

Ok but...

> then think if they already have that they can save some cents on buttons.

Isn't this a rounding error as well, on a >500$ appliance?

How can we have at the same time dishwashers with no 7-segments display because it's too expensive and other brands with wifi on every model? It cannot be just for costs, there ought to be marketing reasons behind this.

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Re:I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud by Gibbon1 on Wednesday March 26, 2025 @04:22AM (#43479993)
So I have the same model. And night before last instead of starting. It bleeped and flashed a row of LED's. And that's it. It doesn't have an LED display to show error codes. Pulled it out, nothing seems wrong. But I have no idea what it's upset about.
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