▲ 617 ▼ Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features (arstechnica.com) submitted 5 months ago by commander@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 150 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 child) Until the next one refuses to even pass through HDMI if it's not connected. Just don't buy shitty devices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (2 children) And what happens when the shitty devices are literally the only ones available? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bilb@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago In that case, the answer has to be shop for used or do without. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Well, too bad. Do something else. But as long as people have some brain, if the market gets a majority of "smart" devices to the point there's enough people looking for alternative, some people are likely to try and fill the gap. It might become a new niche market, but it's one place where supply and demand will work to our advantage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (2 children) And what happens when the shitty devices are literally the only ones available? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bilb@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago In that case, the answer has to be shop for used or do without. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Well, too bad. Do something else. But as long as people have some brain, if the market gets a majority of "smart" devices to the point there's enough people looking for alternative, some people are likely to try and fill the gap. It might become a new niche market, but it's one place where supply and demand will work to our advantage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bilb@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago In that case, the answer has to be shop for used or do without. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago Well, too bad. Do something else. But as long as people have some brain, if the market gets a majority of "smart" devices to the point there's enough people looking for alternative, some people are likely to try and fill the gap. It might become a new niche market, but it's one place where supply and demand will work to our advantage. permalink fedilink source parent