Do you argue against putting smart features on fridges, freezers and washing machines? After all, they are only there to keep cold things cold and to clean clothes.
yes, I most certainly would where there is no clear benefit.Otherwise all we add are sources of failure and expense and make things hard to repair. Actually, as a designer of electronics, looking at the ones in the shops now, I reckon we reached peak fridge about ten to fifteen years ago, and the rest is not real progress, but just marketing fluff. Thicker insulation would be more sense. In terms of washing machines I have just replaced the inverter transistors for the brushless motor, after about 6 years, so it is out of warranty. For most folk that would make it scrap. There are more folk capable of repairing something with an induction motor or brushes.
But then I am old fashioned, I like to buy things using real money, and use my phone for talking to folk who are remote, not to allow me to simultaneously watch video and walk into lamp-posts.
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