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Posted by stalfosknight 10/28/2025

Samsung makes ads on smart fridges official with upcoming software update(arstechnica.com)
629 points | 522 commentspage 10
nicbou 10/28/2025|
Samsung is one of these companies that are so consistently scummy that I outright refuse to buy any of their products. They are forever blacklisted.
throwacct 10/28/2025||
This is stupid. Companies are really trying to get people to hate everything tech related. From "smart" beds, to "smart" fridges, and with the "looming" job displacement due to "AI" and robotics, I could see how a "human-centric" economy or new wave of businesses and startups with a "human-centric" approach could develop in few years.
jesse_dot_id 10/29/2025||
Neat, another brand I don't have to consider when purchasing appliances in the future. Saves me time at a glance!
xoxxala 10/28/2025||
This annoyed so much I actually wrote them a physical letter denouncing the practice and mailed it to their US corporate HQ. I haven't mailed a letter in years. Feels odd.
bitwize 10/28/2025||
Next up is the update that makes the refrigerator refuse to cool your food without an annual subscription. Oh, and the ads don't go away.
johngossman 10/29/2025||
Iirc, Chris Whittle proposed this idea of refrigerator advertising in the 1980s. Seemed dystopian then. Ugh.
HeavyStorm 10/29/2025||
Enshitfication at its best.
curvaturearth 10/29/2025||
Nope nope nope
ath3nd 10/28/2025||
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Aslima 10/29/2025|
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