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Smart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion app (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Your analogy is terrible. The cooker still works. Does the icemaker still work without the apk? If so, then what good is the apk on an icemaker in a fridge?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    My analogy isn’t terrible, it’s spot fucking on. You just use the ice maker & wouldn’t want to lose it so you’ve attached more value to it than the Anova App.

    Does the refrigerator not refrigerate without the ice maker? You didn’t buy an ice maker, you bought a refrigerator.

    No one is pissed about the device not working. People are pissed that Anova is taking away a FEATURE.

    Anova App = Feature included in original purchase price

    Ice Maker = Feature included in original purchase price.

    This isn’t about the value of what’s being taken away. It’s about the principle of taking away something that was already paid for.

    If Anova wants a subscription based model, they’re welcome to it, but…

    Their current customers did not buy into a subscription model & have the absolute right to be pissed off about being forced into one.

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