▲ 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."
[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Considering how many people don't want 'smart' appliances, this sounds like the company's self created problem permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago It's actually not even that. The apk doesn't do much except suggest cooking times/temps, for the most part. The cooker 100% works just fine if you never installed the apk at all. All the on and off and times and temps can all be set right on the cooker itself. You don't need the apk for anything. permalink fedilink source parent [–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -3 points 2 years ago* True, but people bought into it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago It's actually not even that. The apk doesn't do much except suggest cooking times/temps, for the most part. The cooker 100% works just fine if you never installed the apk at all. All the on and off and times and temps can all be set right on the cooker itself. You don't need the apk for anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -3 points 2 years ago* True, but people bought into it permalink fedilink source parent