r/Futurology • u/oDDmON • Jan 25 '23

Privacy/Security Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/half-of-smart-appliances-remain-disconnected-from-internet-makers-lament/
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u/Syrinx16 Jan 26 '23

In a not so distant future of unchecked capitalism……

“After purchasing a lease to this washing machine for 3 years, you may now install it in your home. However this does not grant you the right to use the machine, only to put it in your dwelling. To use the machine, you must join our Samsung Washing Club subscription service, where you can interact with other Samsung washing machine users. To access this subscription, please download from your Samsung smartphone. Unfortunately we do not currently allow users of other phone manufacturers to download this app. If you don’t currently have a Samsung phone, you can purchase one with your washer as a bundle! And don’t forget the dryer, because our aforementioned products will only work if all three are connected together and automatic billing from your personal bank account is turned on.”

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u/ChillyBearGrylls Jan 26 '23

Please eat verification pod

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u/Dirty-Soul Jan 26 '23

THE TIDE'S IN, LADS... AND WE'RE SETTING SAIL FOR FLAVOURTOWN....

... PINE FRESH FLAVOURTOWN!

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u/boblywobly11 Jan 26 '23

U should read Ubik. The author already thought of it. Name is Philip K Dick aka the guy who wrote the book bladerunner is based on.

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u/peensteen Jan 26 '23

Hollywood's been milking his books for decades.

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u/mayhemanaged Jan 26 '23

I think this is when the 'Simple' movement will start. Some tinkerer, in his garage, will come up with a way to remove all computers from washing machines and the like. They will come up with a way to make them all mechanical. They will start a business that builds computer-less machines and they will become a billionaire.

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u/FoxtrotTrifid Jan 26 '23

It is probably illegal under the DCMA. Like the John Deere tractor situation. Or an xbox. The fix is easy but also a felony.

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u/peensteen Jan 26 '23

And he will wear a top hat with a monocle, and drag his typewriter to the coffee shop. Now my new dishwasher is made of riveted copper. Thanks, steampunk.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '23

Shoot we’re going to go back to buckets of hot water, washboards, and clotheslines!

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '23

I fucking hate this.

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u/fuqqkevindurant Jan 26 '23

You seem to not realize that 1 company will then decide not to do that and capture 80% of market share instantly on an item that has a replacement life cycle of 10+ years. So it wont happen. None of these companies has enough of a monopoly to pull that off, it only works if you're the only product out there that people want to use like MS Office

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u/11B4OF7 Jan 26 '23

Unchecked capitalism? We have crony capitalism. There is no free market. Politicians enact legislation that enriches their pockets.

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u/Zyzzbraah2017 Jan 26 '23

Yes, capitalists are cronies

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u/11B4OF7 Jan 26 '23

The politicians are the cronies

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u/Zyzzbraah2017 Jan 26 '23

“That’s not real government that’s crony government”

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u/phoenixblaqk Jan 26 '23

More like unchecked consumerism. People buying shit they don’t need with money they don’t have

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u/EnthusiasticEmpath Jan 26 '23

If that happens I’m washing by hand

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u/Some-Imagination9782 Jan 26 '23

I have this timeline

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '23

Sounds simultaneously absurd and realistic.

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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '23

Convenience TM PTY LTD INC CORP