JuhisAug 11, 2024

When the company calls their home appliances "smart", what I hear is:

- they spent money on features I don't care about
- those features will be worse than standalone devices but will drive them out of market (looking at you TVs)
- the appliance is more likely to break
- my data is likely being sold to advertisers
- when the company loses interest in it and cut support, I will need to buy a new device

So no, I don't want "smart" home appliances.

Show threadBenjamin Balder BachAug 11, 2024
@hamatti your experience is quite similar to a study of 1,000 consumers' response to adding "AI" on products: https://www.fastcompany.com/91165839/ai-artificial-intelligence-product-name-description-hurts-sales
Why putting AI in your product description is actually hurting sales

It's a buzzword used in everything from tax-prep software to matchmaking apps—but a new study shows it can actually turn consumers off.

Fast Company
Show threadDawn Nafus
@benjaoming @hamatti To your point, I was buying a new laptop for myself and faced with having to buy a windows machine with Copilot built into the OS, I switched to a Mac for the first time in 20 years. Shame Apple has plans to do the same, but for now I'm safe from that BS. @msftnews
Aug 11, 2024 at 10:40pmWeb
Show threadlp0 on fire Aug 12, 2024
@dawnnafus, as I'd replace the OS with something Linux-based, the laptop's hardware is what matters: adequately supported, no proprietary drivers needed, that kind of thing.
Show threadDawn NafusAug 12, 2024
@lp0_on_fire if only I knew how!