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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges (arstechnica.com)
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Some Samsung smart fridges stopped working on Tuesday due to a firmware update.

Korean outlets were the first to report the problems, which affect Samsung’s Bespoke AI line of fridges. Star News Korea, per a Google-provided translation, said that most of the affected devices were four-door fridges from 2024 or later.

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[–] 10 points 6 days ago (3 children)

That’s the joke. Tech companies have started taking away basic functions, so they can then sell it back to you as a subscription. BMW’s heated seat subscription comes to mind. All BMWs are equipped with heated seats by default, but you can only turn the heater on if you pay a subscription for it.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago* (2 children)

    but you can only turn the heater on if you pay a subscription for it.

    *opens electrical repair kit with malicious intent*

    (I wonder if BMW would try to sue you for finding a way to bypass this and turn on the heated seats without it? I wonder if they'd sue you if you turned this solution into a relatively easy-to-install mod product that others could install...)

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