Tech has gone too far, imagine this trend going far down the road. Everything is a subscription. Life is on hold for software updates or missed payments to make the bulb to work when I ask Alexa to control the indigo-domo server to enable the in wall wiring switch controller to work. I hope this stuff gets a little easier and everyone finishes the work to unify the communications side.
I work IT, and while the automated hardware can be useful, it's not when it forces updates with magically bad timing.
I "used" to play games on a playstation, but not often enough... so every time I wanted to play it and had the time to... it needed some playstation update right now, and the time afforded to play was lost. Hello Steam. Nord VPN seems to need required reboot updates near weekly. I always ponder that the updates have to be less a required fix and more of a marketing related update.
Did you know most cars have a cell modem in them and send "home" the can-bus data so that the car makers can see how parts from xyz corp are working out for them.
Does the dish washer listen for people talking about it and how it's used? What does it send home?
I work IT, and while the automated hardware can be useful, it's not when it forces updates with magically bad timing.
I "used" to play games on a playstation, but not often enough... so every time I wanted to play it and had the time to... it needed some playstation update right now, and the time afforded to play was lost. Hello Steam. Nord VPN seems to need required reboot updates near weekly. I always ponder that the updates have to be less a required fix and more of a marketing related update.
Did you know most cars have a cell modem in them and send "home" the can-bus data so that the car makers can see how parts from xyz corp are working out for them.
Does the dish washer listen for people talking about it and how it's used? What does it send home?