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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. someonebaggy · · focus · HN ↗
      Because the fridge company can make more money by displaying ads on your fridge, and consumers can save more money by buying the fridge with the ads and taping cardboard in front.
      1. someothherguyy · · focus · HN ↗
        any instances of this in the wild? it seems like fridges are pretty cheap anyway and ones with smart features are more expensive? i don't think this a tv-like scenario.
        1. ta8903 · · focus · HN ↗
          It's apparently common enough for funny things like this to happen.

          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;old.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;assholedesign&#x2F;comments&#x2F;1ow6cpu&#x2F;apparently_my_samsung_fridge_has_ads_now&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;old.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;assholedesign&#x2F;comments&#x2F;1ow6cpu&#x2F;appa...

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          1. someonebaggy · · focus · HN ↗
            Reddit now requires login. What are these?
            1. Bruises · · focus · HN ↗
              There was a fake story that went viral last year about a woman being sent to the psych ward after seeing the Pluribus ads on her Samsung fridge.

              The ads were real though: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ibb.co&#x2F;5hbG7ymS" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ibb.co&#x2F;5hbG7ymS

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