▲ 163 ▼ Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip [M] to c/technology@lemmy.zip 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments “You’ve just lost a LONGTIME and very faithful customer."
[–] pixxelkick@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Meh, I never used the app, I just set the temp on it when I turned it on since it's, you know, right there in my hands... I dont think I even have the app on my phone permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I tend to avoid any hardware that uses an app, as there's often little info about whether it's required, and there's always the possibility they could make it required or brick your device in future. permalink fedilink source parent [+] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I tend to avoid any hardware that uses an app, as there's often little info about whether it's required, and there's always the possibility they could make it required or brick your device in future. permalink fedilink source parent