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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by alexey-salmin on Monday May 19, 2025 @08:40AM (#44029233)
It won't require the Wi-Fi connection to operate (so definitely a reason to stick to my 12 years old appliances)

I'm not even joking: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43463200

> It says options with an asterisk—including Rinse, Machine Care (self-cleaning), HalfLoad, Eco, and Delay start, are "available through Home Connect app only and depending on your model."

This is happening now.

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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by rsynnott on Monday May 19, 2025 @09:09AM (#44029469)
Yeah, I mean obviously don't buy a dishwasher with a wifi connection, come on now. But that's not mandatory.
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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by mixmastamyk on Monday May 19, 2025 @12:28PM (#44031534)
Forgot the cloud account and app only available from BigTech platforms.

Don’t buy—well just like cars they are taking that less-profitable choice away.

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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by Kirby64 on Monday May 19, 2025 @09:49AM (#44029893)
Funny enough, that’s on the low end Bosch dishwasher. Their 800 series (which is essentially 2x the price) has no such restrictions because I guess they can “afford” to put the extra buttons on it.
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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by wahnfrieden on Monday May 19, 2025 @09:02AM (#44029401)
not miele
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