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Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads

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    Going to attempt to never own a fridge, for one, that costs that much, but secondly, never one with a screen on it for as long as I live, and certainly not any Samsung products in general....

    Going to attempt to never own a fridge, for one, that costs that much, but secondly, never one with a screen on it for as long as I live, and certainly not any Samsung products in general. Hopefully the same with any/all appliances. Most smart stuff can stay the f far away from me, or honestly, anything with screens or touchscreens at all that don't need them (dishwashers, dryers, washers, fridges, microwaves, toasters, cars, etc...)

    In the early-mid days of SSDs they had some solid efforts, but outside of that, no interest in the brand at all

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    1. unkz
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      That’s not even an expensive fridge though? But I hear you, I’m never buying an appliance that shows me ads. That’s just crazy.

      That’s not even an expensive fridge though? But I hear you, I’m never buying an appliance that shows me ads. That’s just crazy.

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    2. raze2012
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      Screens can be useful. It has a nice intuitive interface to view and modify settings, and it can enable other kinds of tasks like putting reminders on them. I see the appeal. But if we're going to...

      Screens can be useful. It has a nice intuitive interface to view and modify settings, and it can enable other kinds of tasks like putting reminders on them. I see the appeal.

      But if we're going to be paying 4 figures and these companies still feel a need to shove ads in my face, I'll just stick to the old stuff. A fridge isn't exactly something I'm swapping out every few years.

    3. JXM
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      The problem comes when there are no choices without screens. Then you end up forced to either spend an astronomical sum for something ad free because it’s meant for industrial type applications....

      The problem comes when there are no choices without screens. Then you end up forced to either spend an astronomical sum for something ad free because it’s meant for industrial type applications. Sort of like smart TVs.