[HN Gopher] Apparently my Samsung fridge has ads now
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Apparently my Samsung fridge has ads now
Author : celsoazevedo
Score : 25 points
Date : 2025-11-13 19:49 UTC (3 hours ago)
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| ChrisArchitect wrote:
| Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45737338
| dnemmers wrote:
| I'm sure other manufacturers are very happy to have Samsung bear
| the load of bad PR by leading the charge in Ad 'supported'
| appliances.
|
| After initial outrage cools, it'll be a race for everyone else to
| catch up.
|
| Not a chance shareholders won't push for the extra revenue ($$$)
| regardless of what happens to consumers.
|
| Once basically all manufacturers move to this model, consumers
| will be trapped for good.
| JohnFen wrote:
| > Once basically all manufacturers move to this model,
| consumers will be trapped for good.
|
| Well, there's nothing forcing people to allow these things to
| talk on the internet. Also, I doubt that this stuff will ever
| come for the cheapie appliances, which lack bells and whistles
| but are just as good at keeping things cold as the expensive
| units.
| Konnstann wrote:
| The cheapie appliances are the ones that will be subsidized
| by the insane data collection policies, just like TVs are
| now.
| kridsdale1 wrote:
| Yes. Vizio pioneered this model. People buy whatever has
| the lowest price in Costco.
| dpkirchner wrote:
| There's nothing technically stopping them from adding a cell
| chip to the fridge to make it "easier than ever to get your
| kitchen online"(tm).
| immibis wrote:
| They'll either start refusing to cool down if you don't
| connect them to the internet, or they'll display a flashing
| warning screen that will be infinitely more annoying than the
| ads.
|
| On the upside, some people will make a nice bit of money
| reflashing them to remove the ads. That will still be
| legal... right? Buy a fridge for $2000, then pay the guy $100
| to make it actually work right. The guy could be you. Like
| Rick Sanchez's curse removal service.
| orphea wrote:
| > Well, there's nothing forcing people to allow these things
| to talk on the internet.
|
| I can imagine how some features or settings would be locked
| behind an app and cloud communication.
| metalman wrote:
| It would take an open conspireacy to prevent someone from
| making and marketing add free dumb appliences, as there is
| already a market for just that. So at what point does the end
| game of a captured population realy become inescapable? an
| endless adverdistopia...
| m463 wrote:
| needed a new fridge and bought a used sub-zero. Kind of crazy to
| spend so much used (paid $2800). New it was ~ $12k
|
| But it worked out. It is the best. Tall with everything in plain
| sight. easy to access water filter, etc. Two cooling systems, one
| for fridge, separate for freezer.
|
| Not only are repair/maintenance parts plentiful, there are 3rd
| party water and air filters.
|
| It is like the rackmount server of fridges.
|
| It was a bi36-ufd/0 if you're curious. this one has no wifi.
| neuralRiot wrote:
| Why would anyone buy an "ad capable fridge" on the first place is
| beyond me.
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