I’m never going to buy a fridge with a tablet embedded in it, but I don’t really think they are making that much money from that. You can buy cheaper equivalent versions of appliances that don’t have the ability to display ads or collect/send data anywhere.
Almost every new TV is some form of a smart TV now because a huge number of people don’t subscribe to cable or use an antenna. That’s unavoidable. Most fridges do not have a tablet embedded inside because people need a thing to keep their food cold and want the cheapest option.
I bought a bunch of new appliances before selling my old condo 2 years ago. All of them (literally ALL) had some WiFi capabilities. Some were even starting to market some AI nonsense. I very recently bought several new large appliances for my home and none of them have any sort of WiFi connection. That thing sorta dropped off, no one wanted that or really used it.
I’m never going to buy a fridge with a tablet embedded in it, but I don’t really think they are making that much money from that. You can buy cheaper equivalent versions of appliances that don’t have the ability to display ads or collect/send data anywhere.
Not for TVs you can’t. And other appliances are following suit.
Almost every new TV is some form of a smart TV now because a huge number of people don’t subscribe to cable or use an antenna. That’s unavoidable. Most fridges do not have a tablet embedded inside because people need a thing to keep their food cold and want the cheapest option.
I bought a bunch of new appliances before selling my old condo 2 years ago. All of them (literally ALL) had some WiFi capabilities. Some were even starting to market some AI nonsense. I very recently bought several new large appliances for my home and none of them have any sort of WiFi connection. That thing sorta dropped off, no one wanted that or really used it.