vegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoSmart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion apparstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up1840arrow-down112
arrow-up1828arrow-down1external-linkSmart sous vide cooker to start charging $2/month for 10-year-old companion apparstechnica.comvegeta@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square215fedilink
minus-squareGeometrinen_Gepardi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down7·1 month agoIt’s not unreasonable to start charging for an app like that if it is under active maintenance, that costs money for the company after all. But the lesson for the consumer is: Don’t buy tools that rely on apps or servers ran by someone else unless you want to eventually start paying rent…
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoYou realize all these people bought the thing before the app and subscription existed, right?
minus-squareSentient Loom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 month agoSomething so simple shouldn’t require maintenance.
minus-squareTimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·1 month agodeleted by creator
It’s not unreasonable to start charging for an app like that if it is under active maintenance, that costs money for the company after all.
But the lesson for the consumer is: Don’t buy tools that rely on apps or servers ran by someone else unless you want to eventually start paying rent…
You realize all these people bought the thing before the app and subscription existed, right?
Something so simple shouldn’t require maintenance.
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