Technology

Tfw u set up Pihole so ur fridge stops spamming you with ads.

This would already be illegal if we didn't live in corporate dictatorships.

Anyone who fell into the trap of buying a fridge with a screen in it kind of deserves this.

"Innovation" used to mean better prices and/or better products. Adding adverts to a product you already own isn't innovation.

call me old-fashioned, but you don't need a fridge with a fucking screen in it.

Why the fuck would you buy a smart fridge.

It was bad enough getting ads at the gas pump

Don't connect your devices to the Internet if they worked before without the Internet.

I see a bright future for "low tech" tech companies soon.

"Here's our new fridge.

- What does it does?

- It cools your food.

- And?

- That's it."

when you buy an over-engineered appliance, if i feel like spending extra $$$ for a fridge, i'd rather go for quality steel panels and compressor, not an screen with wifi

It's a fucking box that makes things cold. Humanity is cooked if we can't bring ourselves to look away from a screen for all the time it takes to get a slice of cheese out of the fridge

Just duct tape an iPad to the refrigerator door. It’s cheaper and it works better.

I think that people who would buy a fridge like that deserve to watch ads.

My parents bought a fancy Samsung fridge with a screen 5 years ago. We bought LG. In the first year they had theirs serviced 6 times before replacing it with the same LG fridge we have. Earlier this year right before the extended warranty ran out the compressor on my fridge died. They've not had a single problem with theirs yet.

My brother bought a Samsung TV that was supposed to be better than my LG OLED. In the first year the anti glare coating wore off enough that there are bright spots you can't not see. My LG TV is fine.

Typed on my Samsung phone.

Ads are one thing, but how the fuck hasn't Bixby been killed and buried yet???

Will they come and collect it for a refund if you don't agree with the new TOS?

Samsung is committed to innovation and enhancing every day value for our home appliance customers.

Awesome, you're going to make my life...

As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen that value, we are conducting a pilot program to offer promotions and curated advertisements on certain Samsung Family Hub refrigerator models in the U.S. market.

Worse, because you're just going to squeeze money and time from me

Fuck Samsung

Should be a free fridge then.

Useless display in refrigerators finally revealed as corporate ploy to install billboard in consumer's kitchens.

Samsung is committed to innovation and enhancing every day value for our home appliance customers.

Is it opposite day already?

But can I remotely control it with my phone? You know, because when I'm at work, I might want to remotely open the door.