[exabrial]

It's a battle of control of what information the consumer sees and the stream of what private information is pilfered back. Apple/Google have a deathgrip on smart phones by disallowing root, and automakers have taken note of the playbook.

I used to say "in the future your car is unlikely to start start without wifi", but now that promise has come true, I'll just say "your fridge is unlikely to make ice without wifi".

[gdny]

There is precedent of not being able to use some main oven features without wifi: https://www.consumerreports.org/appliances/do-you-need-wifi-...

[lotsofpulp]

> "in the future your car is unlikely to start start without wifi", but now that promise has come true

Source?

[exabrial]

Me