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Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges

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  1. 9cb14c1ec0 · · focus · HN ↗
    Meanwhile, my non-smart fridge continues to run just fine. Why do we need smart fridges? That was always a bad idea.
    1. pbkompasz · · focus · HN ↗
      We don't need this anti-innovation mindset.
      1. deciduously · · focus · HN ↗
        I genuinely cant tell if this is sarcastic. Im all for innovation where its productive, but some things already just work.
      2. jjulius · · focus · HN ↗
        There's innovation [nods head] and innovation [shakes head].[0] We've seen what kind of "innovation" "smart" fridges have been.

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      3. herrherrmann · · focus · HN ↗
        I think it’s at least equally important to be sceptical of bad ideas, in order to let good ideas win. From a consumer perspective, smart fridges are usually bad.
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