Who needs a smart fridge anyway? It cools, and annoys as hell when you leave it open.

Are there any other fridge brands up to such nonsense? About to buy one.

Guessing anything without screen is reasonably safe

Samsung does make really great ad-free computer displays... that's as much as I'm willing to buy from them.

They’ve been doing this for years. The Galaxy S III (yes three) shipped with an indelible Pizza Hut bookmark.

Does a website exist that lists products only by companies who respect their customers?

Previous outrages:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45291107

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45262808

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45292666

Samsung products are shipping with what feels dangerously close to malware these days

I got smart appliances not a single one is connected to the internet and never will.

Every frog will be boiled. Remember this when you argue “oh but it will still be possible to sideload via adb” “oh but you can turn it off” “oh but you only need it on the first run” “at least they don’t…”

You won’t be able to. It will be mandatory. They will do it. If you give these companies an inch, they’ll take a mile.

The moment they don’t actively work entirely aligned with your interests, they work against you.

Can’t wait until I get those Lightspeed briefs adverts transmitted into my sleep.