vegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoSmart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion apparstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square214fedilinkarrow-up1839arrow-down112cross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up1827arrow-down1external-linkSmart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion apparstechnica.comvegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square214fedilinkcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
minus-squarechilicheeselies@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·3 months agoI bet the app requires cloud hosting for it to run, and its starting to eat away at the profits they made. If it needs nothing but bluetooth, then this a pure money grab.
minus-squareHonkyTonkWoman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoIt use to operate only off of Bluetooth, & then they added single band WiFi. They just added dual band WiFi as a new feature & are now removing Bluetooth functionality completely. Absolutely a cash grab.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·3 months agoUsually, if it needs cloud hosting, it’s because they’re collecting your data. That presumably is a revenue stream for them. I have one of these, and I haven’t touched the app. Works perfectly fine without it.
I bet the app requires cloud hosting for it to run, and its starting to eat away at the profits they made.
If it needs nothing but bluetooth, then this a pure money grab.
It use to operate only off of Bluetooth, & then they added single band WiFi. They just added dual band WiFi as a new feature & are now removing Bluetooth functionality completely.
Absolutely a cash grab.
Usually, if it needs cloud hosting, it’s because they’re collecting your data. That presumably is a revenue stream for them.
I have one of these, and I haven’t touched the app. Works perfectly fine without it.